Boeing B-17G N5237V
27 July 1967 · Carson, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 July 1967 at about 16:30 local time, a Boeing B-17G registered N5237V, operated by Calvin J Butle, was involved in an accident during in flight near Carson, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carson, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B-17G
- Registration
- N5237V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Calvin J Butle
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0920
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FIRE RETARDANT DROP ON GIFFORD PINCHOT NATL FOREST. VIS GRTLY REDUCED BY SMOKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 1966 | Boeing B-17G | Cody Wyo, Wyoming, United States | Aero Flite | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1971 | Boeing B-17G | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Aero Union COR | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1973 | Boeing B-17G | Eureka, Nevada, United States | Aircraft Speci | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Aug 1976 | Boeing B-17G | Rochelle, Georgia, United States | Dothan Aviatio | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1976 | Boeing B-17G | Cordele, Georgia, United States | Dothan Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1987 | Boeing B-17G | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |