Boeing B-17G N3703G

Summary

On 3 November 1995 at about 16:02 local time, a Boeing B-17G registered N3703G was involved in an accident near Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 November 1995 at 16:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Fayetteville Regional (FAY)

Coordinates

34.9594, -78.9006

Aircraft

Boeing B-17G

Registration

N3703G

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Jacksonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA96LA017

Nobody was injured.

the failure of the airplane's normal brake system due to the open position of the pressure relief valve. Contributing to the accident was the pilot in command's premature engine shutdown resulting in the airplane colliding with the localizer building.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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While taxiing near the 90-degree taxiway turn-off to the runway, the brakes failed. The pilot elected to secure the engines, and while continuing down a slight grade, he applied full throttle to both left wing engines. The airplane rolled off the right side of the taxiway onto grass but continued across the taxiway run-up area down an embankment. The pilot then restarted the No. 1 engine and applied full throttle but the left wing of the airplane collided with a localizer antenna building. Postaccident examination of the hydraulic system revealed intermittent failure of the pressure check valve for the hydraulic hand pump, and failure of the pressure relief valve for the electric hydraulic pump.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.