# NTSB Accident LAX02FA028
> **Cessna 340A** · 2001-11-14 · Santa Monica, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02FA028
- **Event ID:** 20011120X02271
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-11-14
- **Location:** Santa Monica, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.009952, -118.460884
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 340A
- **Registration:** N2RR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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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