I'll speculate that this one had engine trouble causing it to miss the runway.
Looks like the last B-17 crash in 2011 was also due to engine trouble, fire from a fuel leak due to a fractured weld ...
I'll agree with earlier comments that the statistics do not bode well here.
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Further examination of the fuel tank was conducted by the NTSB materials laboratory. A longitudinal crack, about 7.2 inches in length, was located along the center of the weld seam. The fracture surface features were consistent with fatigue, consistent with a progressive failure at the weld seam. The sealant in the vicinity of the aft two repair bolts was thin and the cured sealant did not conform to the inside shape of the C-channel. The sealant along the remainder of the repair had adhered to the fuel tank and provided full coverage over the weld seam. Additionally, the cured sealant along this portion of the repair conformed to the inside shape of the C-channel.
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https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20110613X14032&ntsbno=CEN11FA383&akey=1
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