# NTSB SEA68A0020: Boeing B-17, N7228C, Kalispell, MT, August 29, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1967
- Place: Kalispell, MT · KALISPELL, MT
- Location: 48.2162° N, 114.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalispell, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2162&lon=-114.3276&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114530
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68A0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0020

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7228C-1967-11-16), registration cancelled 1967-11-16, S/N 77226 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-17
- Registry model: [Boeing B-17G](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b-17g) (registry code 1380204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Flathead County

## Other investigations on N7228C (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 DEN66A0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0062), Mar 6, 1966: Boeing B-17G (N7228C), Cody, WY, substantial damage

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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