# Accident 19940506010409A: Cessna 170A, Baco Raton, FL, May 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1994, 16:10 local time
- Place: Baco Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3710° N, 80.1001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3710&lon=-80.1001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9534A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9534A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 463 total, 162 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940506010409A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO WATER DITCH 200 FEET FROM RUNWAY. FAILED TO GO AROUND.

## 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 MIA94LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA133), May 6, 1994: Cessna 170A (N9534A), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N9534A (1)

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

- [Accident 20230123004799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230123004799A), Jan 23, 2023: Cessna 170A (N9534A), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. Airman had just recently completed the flight review. He also wanted to obtain currency in a tail wheel aircraft after a 6 year span. He coordinated with a…

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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