# Incident 19970509026389I: Boeing B17G, Burbank, CA, May 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1997, 14:40 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93012, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing B-17G (registry code 1380204, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b-17g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B17G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970509026389I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS IN A LEFT TURN WHEN AN INTERMITTING HYDRAULIC FAILURE TEMPORARILY RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKE'S TO THE RIGHT WHEEL. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A LEFT TURN WITH THE TAIL STRIKING A FOUR FOOT TAXIWAY SIGN, KNOCKING IT TO THE GROUND. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. RAL-FSDO AIRWORTHINESS RESPONDED TO CHINO. BED-FSDO ADVISED. ON 8-4-97 BOB COLLINGS OF THE COLLINGS FOUNDATION WAS QUERIED BY A VAN NUYS FSDO AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR. COLLINGS STATED THAT THE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC BRAKE PRESSURE ON 5-9-97 WAS DUE TO A POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER. COLLINGS ALSO SAID THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD HAD A MINIMUM OF 45 FLIGHTS SINCE THIS INCIDENT WITH NO DUPLICATION OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED: YES. M OR D NO.

## Other reports on N93012 (6)

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

- [Accident 20191002013779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191002013779A), Oct 2, 2019: Boeing B-17G (N93012), Windsor Locks, CT, Destroyed, 7 fatal. On October 2, 2019, at 0953 eastern daylight time, a Boeing B-17G, N93012, owned and operated by the collings foundation, was destroyed during a precautionary…
- [Incident 20050817025699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050817025699I), Aug 17, 2005: Boeing B17G (N93012), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On take off number 4 engine had a chip light indication, the engine was shut down and the aircraft returned to syr without incident. The engine is being…
- [Incident 19950709021729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950709021729I), Jul 9, 1995: Boeing B17G (N93012), Sioux City, IA, Minor damage. Unsafe left main gear collapsed near end of landing roll.
- [Incident 19910715032169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910715032169I), Jul 15, 1991: Boeing B17G (N93012), Allentown, PA, Minor damage. On engine run up magento check caused NR2 engine to backfire. Oil leak caught fire from exhaust. Put out fire.
- [Accident 19870823047569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823047569A), Aug 23, 1987: Boeing B17G (N93012), Beaver Falls, PA, Substantial damage. Strong crosswind lifted wing of bomber on landing roll. Unable to stop,overran runway and down an embankment.
- [Incident 19860815054489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860815054489I), Aug 15, 1986: Boeing B17G (N93012), Dunkirk, NY. Noted steam or water condensation from engines. Diverted. Pulled screens. No contamination found. Cause unreported.

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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