19850330076199A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · Roanoke, VA · March 30, 1985

Date
March 30, 1985 · 20:02 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Airport
Roanoke Municipal Woodrum
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8233R
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO85FA032
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,018 total180 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to get an air start on engine after running a tank dry. Struck a truck during forced landing on highway.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO GET AN AIR START ON ENGINE AFTER RUNNING A TANK DRY. STRUCK A TRUCK DURING FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.