# Accident 19850319008189A: Cessna 152, Vero Beach, FL, March 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1985, 09:44 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6556° N, 80.4180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERO BEACH RGNL (VRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6556&lon=-80.4180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69109, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69109-2018-01-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850319008189A

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER AFTER HITTING SOFT DIRT.

## 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 MIA85LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA125), Mar 19, 1985: Cessna 152 (N69109), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N69109 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800406007769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800406007769A), Apr 6, 1980: Cessna 152 (N69109), Ft Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of aircraft during takeoff.

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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