# Accident 19880427070499A: Beech C17B, Butler, PA, April 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8597° N, 79.8907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8597&lon=-79.8907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47024, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47024) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C17B (registry code 1150512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c17b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C17B
- Reported engine: JACOBS L4MB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,681 total, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880427070499A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BACK TAXIING AND GROUND LOOPED. LEFT RUNWAY HIT LIGHTS. COLLAPSED GEAR ON RUNWAY LIP.

## 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 NYC88LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA134), Apr 27, 1988: Beech C17B (N47024), Butler, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N47024 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19901027064749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901027064749I), Oct 27, 1990: Beech C17B (N47024), Youngstown, OH, Minor damage. Pilot crashed while landing at airport.

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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