Nation NTSB: Pilot of crashed B-17 was ‘getting there’ but crashed short of runaway October 15, 2019October 15, 2019Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on NTSB: Pilot of crashed B-17 was ‘getting there’ but crashed short of runaway The World War II-era bomber B-17 that crashed Oct. 2 near Hartford was having engine trouble but the pilot didn't say a lot more.