# Accident 20120908020539A: Moore Edward R MXS, Borrego Springs, CA, September 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2012, 12:30 local time
- Place: Borrego Springs, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2606° N, 116.3244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2606&lon=-116.3244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21MX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21MX-2012-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moore Edward R MXS (registry code 05627U9, https://openairdocs.org/model/moore-edward-r-mxs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOORE EDWARD R MXS
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA407) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120908020539A

## Narrative

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

N21MX HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE CRASHED 1/4 MILE NORTH OF L08 AFTER LOSS OF CONTROL.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT AIRCRAFT.  PARACHUTE DID NOT OPEN.  PILOT WAS PRACTICING AEROBATICS AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.  INJURIES WERE FATAL.

## 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 WPR12LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA407), Sep 8, 2012: Moore Edward R MXS (N21MX), Borrego Springs, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. 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…

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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