# Accident 20140830016559A: Travel Air C-4000, Williams, CA, August 30, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2014, 12:21 local time
- Place: Williams, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1636° N, 122.1317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1636&lon=-122.1317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9952, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9952-2018-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Travel Air C-4000 (registry code 2621822, https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-c-4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRAVEL AIR C-4000
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 1 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140830016559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED DURING TAKEOFF THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR14LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA361), Aug 30, 2014: Travel Air C 4000 (N9952), Williams, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the elevator control tube due to corrosion, which resulted in a loss of elevator control and collision with terrain.

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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