# Accident 20110613011889A: Boeing B-17G, Oswego, IL, June 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2011, 09:44 local time
- Place: Oswego, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6625° N, 88.3644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6625&lon=-88.3644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N390TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N390TH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing B-17G (registry code 1380204, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b-17g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-17G
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820 SER
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110613011889A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 13, 2011 AT 0944 CDT, N390TH, A BOEING B-17G DEPARTED AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KARR) AND WAS ENROUTE TO INDIANAPOLIS REGIONAL AIRPORT (KMQJ). THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VFR UNDER A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF A FIRE DEVELOPED BETWEEN #1 AND #2 ENGINES ON THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT MADE AN OFF FIELD EMERGENCY LANDING. SEVEN PEOPLE EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITH ONE RECEIVING MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE.

## 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 CEN11FA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA383), Jun 13, 2011: Boeing B-17G (N390TH), Oswego, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadequate repair of the fuel tank that allowed the fuel leak to continue, ultimately resulting in an in-flight fire.

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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