- Date
- August 29, 1967
- Place
- Kalispell, MT · KALISPELL, MT
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7228CBoeing B-17
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114530
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0878 67/8/29 KALISPELL,MONT BOEING B-17 CR- 0 1 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0927 N7228C PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY AGE 35, 2600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 210 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLATHEAD COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SMOKE IN COCKPIT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- COPILOT REPORTED FIRE ORIGINATED IN ACCESSORY SECTION OF NUMBER 3 ENGINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7228C
- Reported as
- Boeing B-17
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Flathead County
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