N4970J

Safety history

• June 7, 1996Accident

  failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, during a turn-around maneuver after a swath run, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

  Cessna T188C

• June 22, 1988Accident

  THE PLT SAID HE WAS SPRAYING 2,4,D ON TWO BARLEY FLDS. HE HAD COMPLETED ONE FLD AND WAS TURNING AROUND WHEN THE ACFT BEGAN TO SETTLE. HE SAID WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID GROUND CONTACT THE ACFT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT THE PLT SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ACFT OR ENG AND THAT HE JUST MUST HAVE HIT 'DEAD AIR' (A DOWNDRAFT OR TAILWIND). SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PLT REPORTED THAT IN HIS OPINION THE ENG WAS NO

  Cessna T188C