# Accident 19810531030179A: Cessna 152, Shepherd, MI, May 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1981, 14:55 local time
- Place: Shepherd, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5236° N, 84.6927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shepherd, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5236&lon=-84.6927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5108L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5108L) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531030179A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT BECAME CONCERNED THAT FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE RESTRICTED. LANDED IN FARM FIELD. NO CONTROL DEFECTS.

## 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 CHI81FEM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM17), May 31, 1981: Cessna 152 (N5108L), Shepard, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5108L (2)

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

- [Incident 20241116017239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241116017239I), Nov 16, 2024: Cessna 152 (N5108L), Hastings, FL, No damage. Narrative from the pilot. On 11/16/2024, during my flight from herlong (kheg) to deland (kded) in aircraft [privacy data omitted], with one passenger on board.…
- [Incident 19961013032119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961013032119I), Oct 13, 1996: Cessna 152 (N5108L), Owosso, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 13, 1996 at approximately 1645 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N5108L attempted to make a cross wind landing at Owosso airport in…

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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