# Accident 19820221004869A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Texarkana, TX, February 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1982, 15:15 local time
- Place: Texarkana, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4407° N, 94.0706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4407&lon=-94.0706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53731, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53731-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 529 total, 221 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FRJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820221004869A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINE ABOVE RIVER AND CRASHED INTO RIVER.

## 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 FTW82FRJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRJ08), Feb 21, 1982: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53731), Near Texarkana, AR, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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