20020729018489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T188C · Choteau, MT · July 29, 2002

Date: July 29, 2002 · 07:30 local
Place: Choteau, MT
Airport: Choteau
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2802J
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA02LA138
Reported as: Cessna T188C

N2802JRegistered now · Cessna T188CS/N T18803515T · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna T188C Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated engine failed on base leg to landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED ENGINE FAILED ON BASE LEG TO LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA02LA138Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChoteau, MTFuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inattention to fuel consumption (flight duration) which resulted in a total loss of power and subsequent hard landing.Jul 29, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2802J · 2

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

Accident 20250722021699ATakeoff: Climb Out · Mt. Morris, ILOn 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 a 14 CFR part 137 aerial application flight. The flight was conducted in visual meteorological…Jul 22, 2025 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Accident 19890707023789ATakeoff Ground Roll · Fort Benton, MTLeft main landing gear collapsed on the takeoff roll. Settled onto left wing before stopping.Jul 7, 1989 · Substantial damage