ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349070
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 May 2004 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-105-VE Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | EAA Aviation Museum |
| Registration: | N5017N |
| MSN: | 8649 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Los Angeles-Van Nuys Airport (VNY/KVNY), CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles-Van Nuys Airport, CA (VNY/KVNY) |
| Los Angeles-Van Nuys Airport, CA (VNY/KVNY) |
The B-17G-105-VE "Aluminum Overcast" suffered extensive damage after a slow-speed gear collapse while landing at Van Nuys Airport in California.
Registered by the FAA with its former miliary serial 44-85740 ad "c/n".
Sources:
http://www.warbirdalley.com/archive.htm
https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=26327
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminum_Overcast
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 March 2021 | N5017N | EAA Aviation Museum | 0 | Lawrenceville-Gwinnett County Briscoe Field, GA (LZU/KLZU), GA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Dec-2023 08:08 | nhofmann54 | Added |
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