# Accident 19900628022799A: Cessna T188C, Wray, CO, June 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1990, 06:00 local time
- Place: Wray, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TGZG
- Location: 40.0697° N, 102.2204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0697&lon=-102.2204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2870J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2870J-2007-10-25) (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: 4,309 total, 871 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900628022799A

## Narrative

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

WING CAUGHT IN RYE CROP ON EDGE OF AG STRIP ROTATING AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES. COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN. BENT WING SPARS.

## 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 DEN90LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA150), Jun 28, 1990: Cessna T 188C (N2870J), Wray, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT PROPER ALIGNMENT DURING LANDING.

## Other reports on N2870J (1)

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

- [Accident 20070720018459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070720018459A), Jul 20, 2007: Cessna T188C (N2870J), Colby, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) While taking off on runway 17 Colby (kcbk) to the south, with a crosswind from the east the aircraft started to weather vane. The pilot tried to correct…

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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