# N4970J: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: July 12, 1999
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4970J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4970J

## Aircraft that carried N4970J

- [Cancelled 1999-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4970J-1999-07-12): Cessna T188C, S/N T18803792T. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Lemmon Darrell C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEMMON%20DARRELL%20C), [Roundup, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Roundup)
- [Cancelled 1969-01-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4970J-1969-01-06): Piper PA-28R-180, S/N 28R-30721. Exported to France. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

## NTSB investigations on N4970J (2)

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 SEA96LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA114), Jun 7, 1996: Cessna T188C (N4970J), Roundup, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, during a turn-around maneuver after a swath run, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB DEN88LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA134), Jun 22, 1988: Cessna T188C (N4970J), Big Timber, MT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4970J (2)

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.

- [Accident 19960607013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960607013199A), Jun 7, 1996: Cessna T188C (N4970J), Roundup, MT, Destroyed. Stalled during low level downwind procedure turn. No room to recover. Seat belt fractured at attach fitting.
- [Accident 19880622022729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880622022729A), Jun 22, 1988: Cessna T188C (N4970J), Big Timber, MT, Substantial damage. Stalled and crashed during a turnaround from a spray run.

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