# Accident 19960607013199A: Cessna T188C, Roundup, MT, June 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1996, 05:30 local time
- Place: Roundup, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LDNG
- Location: 46.4398° N, 108.5093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4398&lon=-108.5093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4970J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4970J-1999-07-12) (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: 541 total, 78 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960607013199A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING LOW LEVEL DOWNWIND PROCEDURE TURN. NO ROOM TO RECOVER. SEAT BELT FRACTURED AT ATTACH FITTING.

## 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 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.

## Other reports on N4970J (1)

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

- [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.

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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