# Accident 20011113031319A: Cessna 340A, Santa Monica, CA, November 13, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2001, 06:30 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0100° N, 118.4609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0100&lon=-118.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2RR-2011-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011113031319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF PILOT WAS UNABLE TO PITCH UP ON ACCOUNT FLIGHT CONTROLS LOCK WAS INSTALLED IN CONTROL COLUMN.

## 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 LAX02FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA028), Nov 14, 2001: Cessna 340A (N2RR), Santa Monica, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remove the control gust lock prior to takeoff and his failure to abort the takeoff with sufficient runway remaining to stop the airplane on the runway.

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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