# Accident 19890707023789A: Cessna T188C, Fort Benton, MT, July 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1989, 04:55 local time
- Place: Fort Benton, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: QTLG
- Location: 47.9803° N, 110.8001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9803&lon=-110.8001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2802J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2802J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890707023789A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. SETTLED ONTO LEFT WING BEFORE STOPPING.

## 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 DEN89LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA172), Jul 7, 1989: Cessna T188C (N2802J), Fort Benton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHING BOLTS FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

## Other reports on N2802J (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250722021699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250722021699A), Jul 22, 2025: Cessna T188C (N2802J), Mt. Morris, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On July 22, 2025, at 1445Z, the pilot in command (PIC) of [privacy data omitted], a Cessna T188C, departed Ogle County Airport (C55), near mount Morris, IL on…
- [Accident 20020729018489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020729018489A), Jul 29, 2002: Cessna T188C (N2802J), Choteau, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated engine failed on base leg to landing.

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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