# Accident 19780526014182A: Cessna T310R, 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, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- 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: N5130J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,544 total, 208 in this make and model, 22 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/19780526014182A

## 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

- N1763U, Cessna 207A: [Accident 19780526014181A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526014181A)

## 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 310R (N5130J), 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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