FTW82FRG17

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 207 · Brownsville, TX · December 20, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 20, 1981
Place
Brownsville, TX · BROWNSVILLE, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4JPCessna 207
Status
Completed · report January 29, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811220079539A
Case key
122972

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3134  81/12/20 NR.BROWNSVILLE,TX     CESSNA 207          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4468
        TIME - 1130                    N4JP                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWNSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BROWNSVILLE,TX              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INTERNAL ENG FAILURE.COLLIDED WITH DEAD COW.

Aircraft

Registration
N4JP
Reported as
Cessna 207
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Brownsville

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.