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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 28, 2026Cessna T188C
N2802J is a Cessna T188C, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1979. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Central States Aerial LLC, an LLC in Polo, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 17, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for agriculture and pest control, dated September 11, 1979.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Cessna
- Model
- T188C · all T188Cs and related versions
- Built of
- aluminiumThe airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Cessna T188 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- T18803515T
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Cont Motor TSIO-520 SER · 300 hp
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 1979
- Transponder code
- A2D0A2 (octal 50550242)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- September 17, 2024
- Expires
- September 30, 2031
- Last FAA action
- September 17, 2024
- Airworthiness
- RestrictedFAA airworthiness class code 3 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Agriculture and pest controlFAA certificate purpose code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · September 11, 1979
- FAA region
- Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00390263
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Central States Aerial LLC
- Type
- LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 110 N Maple Ave
Polo, IL 61064-1413
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N2802J links to the rest of the register
- Cessna T188 42 registered
- Cessna 72,683 aircraft on the register
- Built of aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Continental TSIO-520 series 4,113 aircraft with this engine series · 300 hp
- Central States Aerial LLC 1 aircraft registered to this organisation
- Polo, IL 7 aircraft registered in this town
- Illinois 8,050 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Cessna T188 8 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Cessna T188 11 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Cessna T188 121 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the Continental TSIO-520 series 36 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental TSIO-520 series 412 reports since 1995
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The public federal record on N2802J, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Central States Aerial LLC, an LLC, certificate issued September 17, 2024, expires September 30, 2031. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Restricted certificate for agriculture and pest control, dated September 11, 1979, consistent with the 1979 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial T18803515T for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N2802J was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Piper PA-25-235 (serial 25-2877, cancelled September 10, 1964). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
3 NTSB records under N2802J: Accident on July 22, 2025 at Oregon, IL: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal). Accident on July 29, 2002 at Choteau, MT: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on July 7, 1989 at Fort Benton, MT: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 3
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna T188C · operated under 137
On July 22, 2025, about 0930 central daylight time, a Cessna T188C, N2802J, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Oregon, Illinois. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. A company responsible for delivering and loading agricultural chemicals was loading the airplanes for the operator. According to the loader, the pilot arrived at the Ogle County Airport (C55), Mount Morris, Illinois about 0600 to start his workday. He completed five flights to a field about 5 miles nort…
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna T188C · operated under 137
Fuel 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.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna T188C · operated under 137
OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHING BOLTS FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 28, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 28, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 28, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 28, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data