# N8979G: Cessna 188B, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b) (registry code 2073007)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18801334T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 3, 1973
- Certificate issued: July 30, 1980
- Last registry action: October 4, 1986
- Mode S code: AC62EF
- Owner when cancelled: [Jbooker & Yates Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JBOOKER%20%26%20YATES%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Altus, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Altus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6358° N, 99.3153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73521, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8979G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8979G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8979G-2013-05-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 188B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b.md

## NTSB investigations (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 (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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