# Accident 19830808041949A: Cessna 152, Benton, KS, August 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Benton, KS
- Airport: Benton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7805° N, 97.0992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7805&lon=-97.0992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67621, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67621-2007-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 13 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830808041949A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LIFT OFF. ABORTED AND RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH. DENSITY ALTITUDE 1420 FEET AND LIGHT TAILWIND.

## 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 MKC83LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA182), Aug 8, 1983: Cessna 152 (N67621), Benton, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N67621 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960628015589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960628015589A), Jun 28, 1996: Cessna 152 (N67621), Krum, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft made a steep turn on takeoff, lost control and crashed.

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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