# Accident 19830630028079A: Brasov IS29D2, Katy, TX, June 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1983, 12:35 local time
- Place: Katy, TX
- Airport: Harbican
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7496° N, 95.7391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7496&lon=-95.7391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4999K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4999K-2018-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ica Brasov IS-29D2 (registry code 4490106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ica-brasov-is-29d2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRASOV IS29D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 572 total, 8 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830630028079A

## Narrative

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

TOW ROPE RELEASED GLIDER AT 75 FEET DURING TAKEOFF. GLIDER CRASHED WHEN PILOT TRIED 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW83LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA314), Jun 30, 1983: I.C.A. Brasov IS-2902 (N4999K), Katy, TX, 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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