N4279E - 1978 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

PA38

1978

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1978

Manufacturer

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Model

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Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Single Engine

ICAO Type Code

PA38PA-38 Tomahawk

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Normal Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

POPPELL GORDON H

Address

BRANCH HOSPITAL MCAGCC

City

TWENTYNINE PALMS

State / Zip Code

California92278

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

51214470

Mode S Code (Hex)

A51938

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Jan 20, 1995	LAX95FA082	Substantial	Minor	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 'T' bar and the rough terrain were factors in this accident.

Jan 20, 1995LAX95FA082

Substantial

Minor

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 'T' bar and the rough terrain were factors in this accident.

Additional Details

Registration

N4279E

Serial Number

38-78A0527

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

—

Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC