# Accident 19921027043919A: Cessna 180, Lubbock, TX, October 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Town & Country Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5898° N, 101.8495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5898&lon=-101.8495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75077, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75077-2022-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921027043919A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL ENGINE REMAINED AT IDLE CFI TOOK OVER. LANDED SHORT. SEVERED GEAR. THROTTLE HOUSING CLIP WAS MISSING.

## 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 FTW93LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA025), Oct 27, 1992: Cessna 180 (N75077), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL POWER LOSS DUE TO A DISCONNECTED THROTTLE CABLE. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AT THE PILOT'S DISPOSAL.

## Other reports on N75077 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20190629008589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190629008589A), Jun 29, 2019: Cessna 180 (N75077), Liberty, SC, Substantial damage. N75077 departed the airfield via the grass area adjacent to runway 23. The pilot flew one left traffic pattern and landed on the grass area adjacent to runway…

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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