# NTSB MKC81DCQ40: Cessna A152, N761EL, Eldorado, KS, June 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1981
- Place: Eldorado, KS · ELDORADO, KS
- Location: 37.8204° N, 96.8630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8204&lon=-96.8630&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCQ40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1083   81/6/6    ELDORADO,KS         CESSNA A152         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1120                    N761EL              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PADDY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELDORADO,KS                 WICHITA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761EL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761EL-2013-11-12), registration cancelled 2013-11-12, S/N A1520945, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Registry model: [Cessna A152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (registry code 2071836) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Paddy

## 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 19810606031929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810606031929A), Jun 6, 1981: Cessna A152, Eldorado, KS, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff due to poor acceleration. Slid off side of wet grass runway. Nose wheel collapsed on droppoff.

## Other investigations on N761EL (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 SEA82AA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82AA126), Jul 23, 1982: Cessna A152 (N761EL), Mercer Island, WA, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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