# NTSB SEA82DYM05: Cessna 152, N757VS, Sheridan, OR, November 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1981
- Place: Sheridan, OR · SHERIDAN, OR
- Location: 45.0959° N, 123.3981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheridan, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0959&lon=-123.3981&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DYM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757VS-1993-04-30), registration cancelled 1993-04-30, S/N 15280043 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sheridan

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811118076629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811118076629A), Nov 18, 1981: Cessna 152, Sheridan, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot landing on unfamiliar airport landed aircraft on plowed strip next to runway and aircraft flipped inverted.

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.

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