# Accident 19890615026469A: Cessna A188B, Fort Benton, MT, June 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1989, 09:45 local time
- Place: Fort Benton, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: QTLG
- Location: 47.9797° N, 110.8004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9797&lon=-110.8004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4971Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4971Q-1990-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890615026469A

## Narrative

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

ATTACH BOLTS ON TAIL WHEEL SPRING BROKE. ALLOWED TAIL WHEEL TO ROTATE CROSSWISE. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF LANDING STRIP.

## 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 DEN89LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA163), Jun 15, 1989: Cessna A188B (N4971Q), Fort Benton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY ATTACHING BOLTS.

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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