- Date
- November 18, 1981
- Place
- Sheridan, OR · SHERIDAN, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N757VSCessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811118076629A
- Case key
- 123358
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2680 81/11/18 SHERIDAN,OR CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 100 TIME - 1340 N757VS PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERIDAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALEM,OR SHERIDAN,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- MISTOOK PLOWED AREA BESIDE RWY AS THE LNDG STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757VS
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sheridan
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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