# Accident 20040810028059A: Cessna 310Q, Nappanee, IN, August 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2004, 20:00 local time
- Place: Nappanee, IN
- Airport: Nappanee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4461° N, 85.9347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4461&lon=-85.9347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7940Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7940Q-2012-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 88 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040810028059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE ABORTED TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 120MPH AFTER PULLING BACK ON THE YOKE AND THE ELEVATORS WOULD NOT RESPOND.

## 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 CHI04CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA221), Aug 10, 2004: Cessna 310Q (N7940Q), Nappanee, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The delay in the pilot's performance of an aborted takeoff. A factor was the reported restricted movement of the elevator. Additional factors were the rising easement and roadway the airplane went…

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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