# Accident 19780526014181A: Cessna 207A, Brownsville, TX, May 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1978
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: Brownsville International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- 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: N1763U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1763U-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FRD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRD47-196844) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526014181A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5130J, Cessna T310R: [Accident 19780526014182A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526014182A)

## 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 FTW78FRD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRD47-196844), May 26, 1978: Cessna 207A (N1763U), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1763U (5)

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

- [Accident 19980716016679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980716016679A), Jul 16, 1998: Cessna 207A (N1763U), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot had leveled off in cruise and was leaning the fuel mixture when the mixture control ceased to have effect. The pilot states that the engine began…
- [Incident 19950615038579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950615038579I), Jun 15, 1995: Cessna 207 (N1763U), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Engine went to idle en route. Made forced landing. Throttle arm bushing came loose and wore through brass throttle ar
- [Accident 19930529019799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930529019799A), May 29, 1993: Cessna 207 (N1763U), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Landed nose wheel first. Wheel barrowed. Lost control. Veered of runway and nosed up.
- [Accident 19880922044819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880922044819A), Sep 22, 1988: Cessna 207A (N1763U), New Koliganek, AK, Substantial damage. Landed long,bounced and ballooned. Ran off the end of the runway into a swamp.
- [Accident 19861119063939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861119063939A), Nov 19, 1986: Cessna 207A (N1763U), Manokotak, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control and ran off the end of the runway. No engine malfunctions found.

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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