# Accident 19890709020829A: Cessna T188C, Red Lodge, MT, July 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1989, 07:20 local time
- Place: Red Lodge, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VIRG
- Location: 45.1933° N, 109.2501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Lodge, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1933&lon=-109.2501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2165J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2165J-1990-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89DTI03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTI03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890709020829A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE ON RISING TERRAIN ON A TURN AROUND FROM A SPRAY RUN. BECAME INVERTED AND CRASHED. AREA NARROW VALLEY.

## 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 DEN89DTI03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTI03), Jul 9, 1989: Cessna T188C (N2165J), Red Lodge, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE. RISING TERRAIN, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, AND TREES WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

## Other reports on N2165J (2)

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

- [Accident 19810814049609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810814049609A), Aug 14, 1981: Cessna 188CESSNA (N2165J), Woodstown, NJ, Substantial damage. During spraying operation, pilot saw another aircraft. Took evasive action and crashed into trees.
- [Incident 19790716019099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790716019099I), Jul 16, 1979: Cessna 188CESSNA (N2165J), Hammonton, NJ, Minor damage. Left gear assembly separated on rollout gear spring bolt pn MS20008-58 head sheared.

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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