Cessna 150L accident near Boca Raton, Florida, January 2, 1986
On January 2, 1986 at about 11:12 pm local time, a Cessna 150L, registered N7692G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Boca Raton, Florida. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 2, 1986 · about 11:12 pm local time
- Place
- Boca Raton, Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L · all 150Ls on the register
- Registration
- N7692G · no longer on the register · serial 15074718
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE ENROUTE TO FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE ARPT HIS ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD & ON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE #1 INTAKE VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION CAUSING THE PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 250 hours in all; 250 in this make and model; 21 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,000 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 1, 1985
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FXE Ft. Lauderdale FL at 10:30 pm
- Destination: LNA Lantana FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 160° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:47 pm from FLL, 10 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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