# NTSB Accident WPR12LA407
> **MOORE EDWARD R MXS** · 2012-09-08 · Borrego Springs, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR12LA407
- **Event ID:** 20120908X82232
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-09-08
- **Location:** Borrego Springs, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.260555, -116.324447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOORE EDWARD R
- **Model:** MXS
- **Registration:** N21MX
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inability to maintain control of the airplane following the loss of aileron and elevator control due to the forward flight control torque tube assembly’s detachment from the forward bearing. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate construction of the forward bulkhead that held the flight control torque tube assembly in place and the improper installation of the thrust bearings.

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