# Accident 19810525028659A: Cessna 172F, Boelus, NE, May 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Boelus, NE
- Airport: Grand Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0739° N, 98.7156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boelus, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0739&lon=-98.7156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8740U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8740U-1996-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 17 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525028659A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM A SHORT, UNSUITABLE FIELD.  DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY AVAILABLE.

## 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 MKC81DCJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ13), May 25, 1981: Cessna 172 (N8740U), Boelus, NE, destroyed

## Other reports on N8740U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19951011032059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951011032059A), Oct 11, 1995: Cessna 172F (N8740U), Blaine Township, WI, Substantial damage. Lost power. Forced landing. Magneto cover came loose. Crossfired. Using unaproved dirty fuel. No fuel STC. (-23) the accident investigation revealed an…

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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