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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Boeing B-17G · Eureka, NV · July 12, 1973

Date
July 12, 1973
Place
Eureka, NV
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N620L
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK74FXQ07
Reported as
Boeing B17G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,300 total59 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Low alt steep turn downwind ovr downslope side of mtn. Dry run ovr fire line,full load. Wind gusty.

As the FAA filed it

LOW ALT STEEP TURN DOWNWIND OVR DOWNSLOPE SIDE OF MTN.DRY RUN OVR FIRE LINE,FULL LOAD.WIND GUSTY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.