# Accident 19840408008749A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Houston, TX, April 8, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1984, 08:52 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7201° N, 95.4205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7201&lon=-95.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4167Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,484 total, 161 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840408008749A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING TIP FAILED UP AND AFT DURING AEROBATIC MANUVERS. PREVIOUS DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED TO LEFT WING NOT IN LOG.

## 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 FTW84FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA193), Apr 9, 1984: Bellanca 8GCBC (N4167Y), Houston, TX, destroyed, 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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