Cessna 340A accident near Santa Monica, CA
On November 14, 2001, a Cessna 340A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Santa Monica, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 14, 2001
- Place
- Santa Monica, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.010°N, 118.461°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011120X02271
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 13, 2001, at 1836 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 340A, N2RR, continued off the end of runway 21, vaulted an embankment, and came to rest on an airport service road during an aborted takeoff at Santa Monica Municipal airport, California. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. Night, visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight that was operated by the owner under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight was destined for Van Nuys California. A private pilot observed the accident from the Justice Aviation ramp, which is on the south side of the airport about the 3,500-foot point along runway 21 [Note: Runway 21 is 4,987 feet long and 150 feet wide, grooved asphalt]. He said his attention was attracted to the airplane because he was accustomed to seeing airplanes pass that point on the runway at 100 - 200 feet above the runway, and this airplane was very low or on the runway (it was dark) and traveling very fast; he estimated 120 knots. He described the engine sound as normal. As the airplane passed his position, engine power was reduced to idle and he started hearing tire skidding sound. He thought perhaps one engine had failed and the pilot was aborting the takeoff. The skidding sound continued for a period of time and there were two distinct "pops," which he assumed were the tires "blowing out." The airplane continued skidding, went off the end of the runway, and he then saw the fire. A flight instructor at the same location said his attention was attracted t
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.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
