# NTSB FTW80FQG28: Cessna 180, N9254C, Borger, TX, July 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1980
- Place: Borger, TX · BORGER, TX
- Location: 35.6594° N, 101.4024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Borger, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6594&lon=-101.4024&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FQG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1300   80/7/6  NR.BORGER,TX          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 5245
        TIME - 1140                    N9254C              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUTCHINSON CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ALBANY,TX                   RAMAH,CO                    BORGER,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE HOUSING,P/N A970-1,BROKE APPROX 12IN FM END AFT GENERATOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9254C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9254C-2006-02-24), registration cancelled 2006-02-24, S/N 31353, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hutchinson Co

## 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 19800706024039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800706024039A), Jul 6, 1980: Cessna 180, Borger, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot lost power on final approach & made emergency landing in canyon. Throttle connection found broken.

## Other investigations on N9254C (2)

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 FTW73FRD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD32), May 28, 1973: Cessna 180 (N9254C), St.Francisvlle, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0303), Jan 14, 1967: Cessna 180 (N9254C), Winslow, AZ, substantial damage

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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