# Accident 19850812042719A: Beech A36, Roanoke, VA, August 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1985, 15:25 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke Municipal Woodrum
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2696° N, 79.9208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2696&lon=-79.9208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N141BC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 407 total, 39 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85FID03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FID03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850812042719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO85FID03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FID03), Aug 12, 1985: Beech A36 (N141BC), Roanoke, VA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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