# Accident 19950120000689A: Piper PA38112, Joshua Tree, CA, January 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1995, 08:45 local time
- Place: Joshua Tree, CA
- Airport: Hi Desert Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1499° N, 116.2707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1499&lon=-116.2707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4279E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4279E-2014-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 116 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950120000689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON TAKEOFF ROLL FOUND YOKE BINDING. UNABLE ROTATE. ABORTED. OVERRAN RUNWAY. T BAR SIEZED ON MISPLACED VACUUM HOSES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX95FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA082), Jan 20, 1995: Piper PA-38-112 (N4279E), Joshua Tree, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the operator's inadequate annual inspection by failing to find that the flight control's horizontal section of the 'T' bar was rubbing against the vacuum hoses behind the instrument panel. The jammed…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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