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MKC85LA146

1985-07-03 · EL DORADO, Kansas, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 9K6

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT HAD JUST UNDERGONE ANNUAL INSPECTION. PILOT FAILED TO REMOVE CONTROL LOCK BEFORE TEST FLIGHT. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE CONTROLS, WENT OFF END OF 1800 FT RUNWAY, THROUGH A FENCE AND IMPACTED A DIRT PILE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MKC85LA146.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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