# Accident 19730629019089A: Cessna 172D, Boca Raton, FL, June 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1973
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 26.3785° N, 80.1077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOCA RATON (BCT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3785&lon=-80.1077&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5141A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5141A-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73FKU10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKU10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730629019089A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LDG.ACFT NOSE HI,TURNED L ABT 60 DEG,HIT PALMETTO TREE BESIDE STRIP.

## 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 MIA73FKU10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKU10), Jun 29, 1973: Cessna 172 (N5141A), Boca Raton, FL, 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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