19850812042719A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Roanoke, VA · August 12, 1985

Date
August 12, 1985 · 15:25 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Airport
Roanoke Municipal Woodrum
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N141BC
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO85FID03
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
407 total39 in this make and model19 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.

Attempted to remove nose wheel chock with engine idling. Aircraft went through fence with passengers, caught fire.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE NOSE WHEEL CHOCK WITH ENGINE IDLING. AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH FENCE WITH PASSENGERS, CAUGHT FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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