# N8979G: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 17, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8979G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8979G

## Aircraft that carried N8979G

- [Cancelled 2013-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8979G-2013-05-17): Cessna 188B, S/N 18801334T. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Jbooker & Yates Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JBOOKER%20%26%20YATES%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Altus, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Altus)

## NTSB investigations on N8979G (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 FTW80FPJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPJ36), Sep 24, 1980: Cessna 188B (N8979G), Altus, OK, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA76FKQ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKQ42), Aug 10, 1976: Cessna 188B (N8979G), Picayune, MS, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8979G (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 19800924042209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800924042209A), Sep 24, 1980: Cessna 188CESSNA (N8979G), Altus, OK, Destroyed. Struck tower during turn around on spray run. Impact severed part of a wing. Crashed in adjacent field.
- [Accident 19760810023279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760810023279A), Aug 10, 1976: Cessna 188B (N8979G), Picayune, MS, Substantial damage. Pct thought enough fuel to reach dest arpt.

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