# Accident 19810804047839A: Cessna 152, Bismarck, ND, August 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bismarck, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8083° N, 100.7837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bismarck, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8083&lon=-100.7837&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5324H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5324H-2013-06-27) (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: 2,939 total, 580 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810804047839A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATING FORCED LANDING SAID ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN GO AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED.

## 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 DEN81FTG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG17), Aug 4, 1981: Cessna 152 (N5324H), Bismarck, ND, substantial damage

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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