Cessna 188B N8979G
24 September 1980 · Altus, Oklahoma, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 September 1980 at about 11:00 local time, a Cessna 188B registered N8979G, operated by Booker & Yates, was involved in an accident during in flight near Altus, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Altus, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Altus
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188B
- Registration
- N8979G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Booker & Yates
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2976
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
HIT 20FT BLO TOP OF 113FT RDO TWR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1980 | Cessna 188T | Hollandale, Mississippi, United States | Planters Fly S | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1980 | Cessna 188 | Charleston, Mississippi, United States | Rebel Fly Serv | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1980 | Cessna 188B | Port Barre, Louisiana, United States | CEN TEX Cropdu | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1980 | Cessna 188B | Leland, Mississippi, United States | Clark Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1980 | Cessna 188TC | Kingsburg, California, United States | Gilbert AVN | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1980 | Cessna 188 | Panhandle, Texas, United States | C.d.james | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |