# Accident 20141117020969A: Cessna 401A, Fulton, MO, November 17, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2014, 17:20 local time
- Place: Fulton, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8375° N, 92.0089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8375&lon=-92.0089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401ME-2018-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401A (registry code 207590D, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,949 total, 304 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141117020969A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER AND ABORTED THE TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 24. HE SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED THE END OF RUNWAY AND IMPACTED SEVERAL EARTHEN BERMS APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET FROM THE END OF 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 CEN15LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA050), Nov 17, 2014: Cessna 401A (N401ME), Fulton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the right engine magneto distributor drive gears, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s failure to inspect and…

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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