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NYC88LA134

1988-04-27 · BUTLER, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BTP

Current FAA registration · N47024

Make / Model
BEECH C17B
Year of manufacture
1928 · 60 years old at event
Engine
JACOBS L4 /R755-7 (245 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19661115
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5C3D5

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER LANDING THE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIING ON RUNWAY 08 WHEN IT WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND TAXI SIGN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET BACK ON THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_NYC88LA134.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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