# Accident 19850921046879A: Cessna 152, Lubbock, TX, September 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1985, 10:05 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Town And Country
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5895° N, 101.8497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5895&lon=-101.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93729 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 612 in this make and model, 463 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850921046879A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATED AND QUIT.  FLIPPED OVER DURING LANDING IN A MUDDY FIELD.  CONNECTING ROD BOLT FAILED.

## 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 FTW85LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA352), Sep 21, 1985: Cessna 152 (N93729), Lubbock, 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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