# NTSB LAX72DUJ07: Boeing B-17G, N9324Z, Tucson, AZ, July 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1971
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162933
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2811  71/7/12    TUCSON,ARIZ         BOEING B-17G        CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N9324Z              PX-  0  0  0  FIRE CONTROL              AGE 35, 3020 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            450 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,ARIZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 4 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BAFFLE IN AIR INTAKE SCOOP SEPRTD FM NR 4 RESTRNG AIRFLOW TO CARB.1,2,3 PROPS MVD TO HI PTCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9324Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9324Z-1971-09-20), registration cancelled 1971-09-20, S/N 44-83542 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-17G
- Registry model: [Boeing B-17G](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b-17g) (registry code 1380204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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