N4739Y
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- August 5, 1983Accident
THE ACFT STALLED AND CRASHED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER. THE PILOT SAID THE HEAVILY LOADED ACFT STALLED DURING A TURN. THE ACCIDENT SITE ELEVATION IS ABOUT 3000 FT AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 90 DEGREES F. THE DENSITY ALT WAS ABOUT 5500 FT. THE PILOT ALSO NOTED MODERATE TURBULENCE IN THE AREA. THE PILOT RECOMMENDATION FOR PREVENTION OF THIS TYPE ACCIDENT IS TO THINK MORE OF THE 'SAFETY OF THE TURNS' RATHER THAN THE TIME SAVED BY STEEP TURNS.