# NTSB FTW770A003: Cessna 207, N1520U, Matamoros, Mexico, June 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1977
- Place: Matamoros, Mexico · MATAMOROS,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW770A003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW770A003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0014   77/6/6  NR.MATAMOROS,MEX      CESSNA 207          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 810
        TIME - 1300                    N1520U              PX-  0  0  5  CTR PASSG-I               TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MATAMOROS,MEX                MC ALLEN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           OVERSHOOT                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1520U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1520U-2009-06-30), registration cancelled 2009-06-30, S/N 20700120, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna T207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207) (registry code 2073612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770606021929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770606021929A), Jun 6, 1977: Cessna T207, Matamoros, Substantial damage. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

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.

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