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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event MIA03CA093

2003-04-04 Lakeland, Florida, United States Airport · LAL None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2535R

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BOEING A75N1(PT17)

Year of manufacture

1940 · 63 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR W670-6N (220 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20100304

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A265BA

Registrant of record

ELLIS DAVID E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to maintain control during the landing rollout which resulted in the airplane exiting the runway, impacting a runway light, and nosing over.

Factual narrative

On April 4, 2003, about 1150 eastern standard time, a Boeing A75N1, N2535R, registered to and operated by a private individual as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight ran off the runway during the landing rollout at Lakeland, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The commercial-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated in Palatka, Florida, the same day, about 1015. The pilot stated that he was landing on runway 09L, and as the airplane slowed down the left wing came up and the airplane started to weather vane into the wind. He said that he attempted to apply corrective control inputs, but the airplane exited the runway, and the propeller impacted a runway light. The main landing gear wheels dug into the sand and the airplane flipped over, incurring damage to the propeller, left wing, and vertical stabilizer. Prior to the accident there were no failures or mechanical malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems. The pilot stated that he was landing on runway 09L, and as the airplane slowed down the left wing came up and the airplane started to weather vane into the wind. He said that he attempted to apply corrective control inputs, but the airplane exited the runway, and the propeller impacted a runway light. The main landing gear wheels dug into the sand and the airplane flipped over, incurring damage to the propeller, left wing, and vertical stabilizer. Prior to the accident there were no failures or mechanical malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2003_MIA03CA093.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.