NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC87LA238
Registry · N93012
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BOEING B-17G
Year of manufacture
1944 · 43 years old at event
Engine
AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Seats / Engines
36 seats · 4 engines
Last airworthiness date
19940628
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ACE83F
Registrant of record
CCT OF 1979 B-17 SERIES LLC B-17 SERIES
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_NYC87LA238.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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