# Accident 19970116011999A: Cessna 152, Baco Raton, FL, January 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1997, 09:20 local time
- Place: Baco Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3696° N, 80.1003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3696&lon=-80.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69219, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69219-2012-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970116011999A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT IN TREES. WATER IN FUEL. LEAKY FUEL CAP. HAD BEEN LEFT OUT IN RAIN. (-23) STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED FAILURE ON FINAL TO BCT RWY 23S AFTER .9 (54 MIN.) OF FLIGHT AND LANDED 1500 FT. SHORT OF RUNWAY IN A LANDSCAPED APPROACH AREA JUST INSIDE AIRPORT OUTER FENCE.  PILOT SUSTAINED BROKEN BONE IN LEFT HAND AND MINOR CONTUSIONS. INVESTIGATION OF SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AIRCRAFT REVEALED WATER IN CARBURETOR AND GASCALATOR.  NO WATER FOUND IN FUEL TANKS.

## 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 MIA97LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA064), Jan 16, 1997: Cessna 152 (N69219), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate inspection of the fuel caps by company maintenance personnel resulting in a cap with a deteriorated seal being allowed to continue in service. This allowed water to leak into the fuel tank…

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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