# Accident 19850515020319A: Cessna 152, Jekyll Island, GA, May 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1985, 20:00 local time
- Place: Jekyll Island, GA
- Airport: Jekyll Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1497° N, 81.4810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1497&lon=-81.4810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6418Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850515020319A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING A TOUCH AND GO. THIS WAS THE INITIAL SOLO FOR THE STUDENT PILOT.

## 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 MIA85LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA175), May 16, 1985: Cessna 152 (N6418Q), Jekyll Island, GA, 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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