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Cessna 185F N3815Q

23 September 1988 · Benson, Minnesota, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 23 September 1988 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 185F registered N3815Q was involved in an accident near Benson, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Benson, Minnesota, United States
Nearest airport
Benson (BBB)
Coordinates
45.3104, -95.6010
Aircraft
Cessna 185F
Registration
N3815Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Bozeman → Benson
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI88LA243

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE ON THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT 'CARTWHEELED' AND CAME TO A REST ON IT'S LEFT SIDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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