# Accident 19831106059979A: Cessna 152, Decatur, MI, November 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1983, 18:45 local time
- Place: Decatur, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2007° N, 86.1596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2007&lon=-86.1596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5528L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5528L-2013-08-19) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 239 total, 193 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831106059979A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW INTO IMC AT NIGHT LOST CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO WOODED AREA.

## 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 CHI84FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA037), Nov 6, 1983: Cessna 152 II (N5528L), Decatur, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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