# Accident 19880923040159A: Cessna A185F, Benson, MN, September 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1988, 16:30 local time
- Place: Benson, MN
- Airport: Benson Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3104° N, 95.6010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3104&lon=-95.6010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3815Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,801 total, 42 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923040159A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING,CAUGHT A WING ON THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED. BLAMED FUEL TRANSFER PUMPS. NOT CONFIRMED.

## 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 CHI88LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA243), Sep 23, 1988: Cessna 185F (N3815Q), Benson, MN, destroyed

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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