# Accident 19990111000369A: Cessna 310R, Teterboro, NJ, January 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1999, 15:52 local time
- Place: Teterboro, NJ
- Airport: Teterboro
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: P77A
- Location: 40.8501° N, 74.0608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TETERBORO (TEB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8501&lon=-74.0608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87365, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87365-2000-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990111000369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE TETERBORO ARPT DUE TO LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES SOUTH OF THE ARPT AT CONRAIL RAIL YARD. THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)PILOT REPORTED ELEVATOR PROBLEM, ATTEMPTED TO RETURN AND LAND ON RUNWAY 24 TEB.  SHORTLY AFTER, THE A/C CRASHED APPROX. 7 MI SE OF TEB.

## 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 NYC99FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA047), Jan 11, 1999: Cessna 310R (N87365), Kearny, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of elevator control for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N87365 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900127015399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900127015399I), Jan 27, 1990: Cessna 310R (N87365), Teterboro, NJ, Minor damage. Noise while retracting gear after takeoff. Unable to extend. Landed with gear partly up.
- [Incident 19900126016069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900126016069I), Jan 26, 1990: Cessna 310R (N87365), Teterboro, NJ. Lost directional control on landing rollout. Veered left into mud. Reported left wheel brake locked up.

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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