# Accident 20150531007059A: Cessna T188C, Ismay, MT, May 31, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2015, 15:45 local time
- Place: Ismay, MT
- Airport: Baldwin Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 5RFG
- Location: 46.5000° N, 104.8000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5000&lon=-104.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9987J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9987J-2018-02-13) (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 MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 15 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150531007059A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS OFF THE BALDWIN RANCH, ISMAY, MONTANA.  THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES EAST OF MILES CITY, MT, MIDWAY BETWEEN TERRY, MONTANA,  AND BAKER, MONTANA.

ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED, THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL BUT WAS NO LONGER ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT RAN THROUGH A FENCE AND UNEVEN GROUND RESULTING IN THE TEARING OFF OF THE GEAR  AND SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE. TO THE WINGS.

## 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 WPR15CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA173), May 31, 2015: Cessna T188C (N9987J), Ismay, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect action to continue the takeoff when he failed to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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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