# Accident 19790529010999A: Cessna A188B, Patterson, WA, May 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1979, 17:15 local time
- Place: Patterson, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.4912° N, 120.3026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4912&lon=-120.3026&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8017G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8017G-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 714 total, 214 in this make and model, 222 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYP25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790529010999A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING SPRAYING OPERATION. FLIPPED INVERTED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 SEA79FYP25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP25), May 29, 1979: Cessna 188B (N8017G), Patterson, WA, substantial damage

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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