# Accident 19790526012439A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Cushing, OK, May 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Cushing, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.9797° N, 96.7618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cushing, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9797&lon=-96.7618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8358G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8358G-2009-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188ACESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPJ21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526012439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING AG OPERATION. LANDED ON SANDBAR IN RIVER. FLIPPED OVER. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 FTW79DPJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPJ21), May 26, 1979: Cessna A188B (N8358G), Cushing, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8358G (1)

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

- [Accident 20010728025889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010728025889A), Jul 28, 2001: Cessna A188B (N8358G), Thomasville, GA, No damage. (-23) Victim was grn crew refueler/tanker after fueling right wing tank, put cap on turned right and walked directly into rotating propeller. Aircraft was in…

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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