# Accident 19940326006719A: Cessna 172RG, Baco Raton, FL, March 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1994, 12:15 local time
- Place: Baco Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BT8V
- Location: 26.3694° N, 80.0992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3694&lon=-80.0992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9781B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9781B-1996-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total, 132 in this make and model, 202 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940326006719A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER ON CLIMBOUT. FORCE LANDED IN TREES. STUCK VALVE. SERVICE BULLETIN NOT COMPLIED ON VALVE TRAIN.

## 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 MIA94LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA103), Mar 26, 1994: Cessna 172RG (N9781B), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the aircraft operator to comply with engine manufacturers service bulletins which resulted in improper inspection of exhaust valves and subsequent sticking of the no. 4 exhaust valve.

## Other reports on N9781B (1)

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

- [Incident 19850107012589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850107012589I), Jan 7, 1985: Cessna 172RG (N9781B), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Student retracted gear instead of flaps after landing.

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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