# Accident 19750303003599A: Cessna 2105, Brownsville, TX, March 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1975
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: Brownsville International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 25.9017° N, 97.4975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9017&lon=-97.4975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8401Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8401Z-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5(205) (registry code 2073202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 369 total, 192 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DRG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750303003599A

## Narrative

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

NR 5 L MAG WIRE GROUNDED P LEAD OF R MAG.

## 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 FTW75DRG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG59), Mar 3, 1975: Cessna 205 (N8401Z), Brownsville, 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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