The Boca Raton Airport control tower alerted around 7:40 this morning that the Cessna was suffering an electrical problem — possibly an alternator that was not working. The fear: the plane would land without any electrical power whatsoever. While this is not unprecedented, it’s not ideal.
Boca Raton Fire Rescue rushed to the airport with a huge contingent of rescuers ready to respond. You may have seen them if you were on Airport Road.
The good news: the plane did not lose power and landed safely, then taxied to an area of the airport for emergency response. Both people on the plane exited without a problem…