# NTSB NYC87LA238: Boeing B-17G, N93012, Beaver Falls, PA, August 23, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 23, 1987, 18:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Coordinates: 40.75914, -80.319839 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7591&lon=-80.3198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA238
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30725/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA238

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - excessive
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - downhill (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DRG AN APCH IN GUSTY WINDS, THE PLT NOTED A RGT X-WIND. HE STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ROLL-OUT WAS STABILIZED FOR A SHORT DISTANCE, THEN THE RGT WING BEGAN TO LIFT. HE APPLIED FULL AILERON & RUDDER TO MAINT CONTROL, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY. THE ACFT CONTD OFF AN EMBANKMENT AT THE DEP END OF THE RWY & WAS DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93012](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93012), registered now, S/N 32264, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-17G
- Registry model: [Boeing B-17G](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b-17g) (registry code 1380204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32264
- Engines: WRIGHT R-1820 1525 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: L. Clarke Hill, Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: BEAVER FALLS, PA
- Airport: BVI, Beaver County, runway 28, 4,500 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 72; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 28,200 total, 47 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft broken

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870823047569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823047569A), Aug 23, 1987: Boeing B17G, Beaver Falls, PA, Substantial damage. Strong crosswind lifted wing of bomber on landing roll. Unable to stop,overran runway and down an embankment.

## Other investigations on N93012 (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 ERA20MA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20MA001), Oct 2, 2019: Boeing B17 (N93012), Windsor Locks, CT, destroyed, 7 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly manage the airplane’s configuration and airspeed after he shut down the No. 4 engine following its partial loss of power during the initial climb. Contributing to the…

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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