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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event MIA87LA111

1987-03-16 SARASOTA, Florida, United States Airport · SRQ None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N218JA

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 152

Year of manufacture

1981 · 6 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19810824

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A1D803

Registrant of record

WILDWOOD HELICOPTER CO INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 22, AS HE ADDED POWER TO TAKEOFF AGAIN THE ACFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH RIGHT RUDDER HE USED, THE ACFT STILL VEERED LEFT AND WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS, SPUN AROUND AND CAME TO REST ON IT'S NOSE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA87LA111.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.