# Accident 19900331007412A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Byron, CA, March 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1990, 14:35 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8756° N, 121.6421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byron, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8756&lon=-121.6421&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4116Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4116Y-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331007412A

## Narrative

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

PARKED SIDE OF RUNWAY 22 ENGINE RUNNING WAITING TO TOW GLIDER. PROP AND COWL STRUCK BY LANDING SAILPLANE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3837J, Grob G103TWNASTIR: [Accident 19900331007411A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331007411A)

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4116Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20200509004639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200509004639A), May 9, 2020: Bellanca 8GCBC (N4116Y), Byron, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Video shows aircraft N4116Y taking off in tow with glider aircraft N65972. Shortly after take off it appears the glider nose up higher than tow aircraft.…

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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