# Accident 19811220079539A: Cessna 207A, Brownsville, TX, December 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N4JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4JP-1992-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,468 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FRG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811220079539A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. LANDED IN A PASTURE. STRUCK A COW ON ROLLOUT. INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 FTW82FRG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG17), Dec 20, 1981: Cessna 207 (N4JP), 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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