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BFO85FID03

1985-08-12 · ROANOKE, Virginia, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ROA

N141BC has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC, built 2020), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT HAD BOARDED TWO PAX AND STARTED THE ENG. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TAXI HE REALIZED HE STILL HAD A CHOCKED GEAR. LEAVING THE ENG RUNNING HE GOT OUT AND FOUND THE NOSE GEAR CHOCKED. WHEN HE REMOVED THE CHOCK, THE ACFT WHICH WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. WHILE THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REBOARD, THE ENG WENT TO FULL POWER. THE ACFT ROLLED SEVERAL HUNDRED FT AND THEN STRUCK A SOD BANK, A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND BURST INTO FLAMES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_BFO85FID03.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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