# Accident 19800924042209A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Altus, OK, September 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1980, 10:45 local time
- Place: Altus, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.6571° N, 99.3090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altus, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6571&lon=-99.3090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8979G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8979G-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188B (registry code 2073007, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,801 total, 836 in this make and model, 232 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FPJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPJ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800924042209A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TOWER DURING TURN AROUND ON SPRAY RUN. IMPACT SEVERED PART OF A WING. CRASHED IN ADJACENT FIELD.

## 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 FTW80FPJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPJ36), Sep 24, 1980: Cessna 188B (N8979G), Altus, OK, destroyed

## Other reports on N8979G (1)

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

- [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.

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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