# Accident 19820905043891A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Katy, TX, September 5, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1982, 18:00 local time
- Place: Katy, TX
- Airport: Harbicon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7490° N, 95.7395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7490&lon=-95.7395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4167Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,012 total, 91 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA368) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820905043891A

## Narrative

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

SLOW TAKEOFF ROLL. TOWPLANE PILOT ABORTED AND STOPPED IN RUNWAY CENTER. AIRBORNE GLIDER ABORTED AND HIT TOW PLANE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1052K, Brasov IS28B2: [Accident 19820905043892A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820905043892A)

## 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 FTW82DA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA368), Sep 5, 1982: Bellanca 8GCBC (N4167Y), Katy, TX, minor 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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