# Accident 19910703025779A: Cessna T188C, Riverton, WY, July 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1991, 21:00 local time
- Place: Riverton, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: DAKG
- Location: 43.0309° N, 108.4109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0309&lon=-108.4109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2070J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2070J-1993-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,858 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910703025779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MADE PROCEDURE TURN AROUND TOO CLOSE TO A ROCK BUTTE. UNABLE TO CLEAR,DUMPED LOAD. TAIL HIT, AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 SEA91LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA150), Jul 4, 1991: Cessna T188C (N2070J), Riverton, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION.

## Other reports on N2070J (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830813041669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830813041669A), Aug 13, 1983: Cessna T188C (N2070J), Wahpeton, ND, Substantial damage. During a spray run pilot looked inside aircraft to check load. Aircraft collided with the ground.
- [Incident 19810802064829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802064829I), Aug 2, 1981: Cessna T188C (N2070J), Fairmount, ND, Minor damage. Emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion. Ran off road damaged flap and wing tip.
- [Accident 19790724030849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790724030849A), Jul 24, 1979: Cessna 188CESSNA (N2070J), Belview, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot claimed engine failure. No cause for failure found.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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