ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248955
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| Date: | Saturday 20 March 2021 |
| Time: | c. 15:10 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-105-VE Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | EAA Aviation Museum |
| Registration: | N5017N |
| MSN: | 8649 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Lawrenceville-Gwinnett County Briscoe Field, GA (LZU/KLZU), GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Lawrenceville-Gwinnett County Briscoe Field, GA (LZU/KLZU) |
| Lawrenceville-Gwinnett County Briscoe Field, GA (LZU/KLZU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The B-17G-105-VE "Aluminum Overcast" suffered minor damage to the right wing between engines no.3 and 4 from an apparent bird strike during a landing near Lawrenceville-Gwinnett County Briscoe Field (LZU/KLZU), Georgia, on Saturday at 15:00 ET.
The aircraft landed safely. The B-17G has been grounded TFN.
Registered by the FAA with its former miliary serial 44-85740 ad "c/n".
Sources:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5017N/history/20210320/1851Z/KLZU/KLZU
https://www.eaa.org/shop/Flights/B17.aspx
https://twitter.com/Military_Flight/status/1373619600894664704
https://www.eaa.org/eaa/news-and-publications/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/news/03-22-2021-b-17-tour-update-lawrenceville-georgia
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 May 2004 | N5017N | EAA Aviation Museum | 0 | Los Angeles-Van Nuys Airport (VNY/KVNY), CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2021 13:00 | harro | Added |
| 21-Mar-2021 13:02 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Source] |
| 21-Mar-2021 13:30 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2021 19:34 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
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