White Plains - Boca Raton

On July 5, 1971 at 12:45 PM, White Plains - Boca Raton experienced a crash involving Dassault Falcon 20, operated by General Transportation Company, with the event recorded near Boca Raton Florida.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Boca Raton Airport, the captain attempted to retard the throttles but inadvertently shut down both engines. The airplane lost speed, stalled and struck the ground 900 feet short of runway 04 threshold. On impact, the undercarriage were torn off, the airplane slid for several yards and came to rest in a construction area. Both pilots were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N805F, MSN 60, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.3587°, -80.0831°.