# NTSB MKC81DCJ13: Cessna 172, N8740U, Boelus, NE, May 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1981
- Place: Boelus, NE · BOELUS, NE
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2145  81/5/25    BOELUS,NE           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N8740U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NELSON STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOELUS,NE                   YANKTON,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8740U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8740U-1996-04-17), registration cancelled 1996-04-17, S/N 17252644 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Nelson Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810525028659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525028659A), May 25, 1981: Cessna 172F, Boelus, NE, Destroyed. The pilot tried to take off from a short, unsuitable field. Did not have enough runway available.

## Other investigations on N8740U (2)

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 CHI96LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA006), Oct 11, 1995: Cessna 172F (N8740U), Danbury, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the partial failure of the left magneto, the road sign, and the road embankment. A factor relating to this accident is the brush which obscured the road sign.
- [NTSB CHI69D0393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0393), Jul 23, 1968: Cessna 172 (N8740U), Bellville, WI, substantial damage

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.

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