# Incident 19851221070249I: Cessna 152, Fort Wayne, IN, December 21, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1985, 08:12 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal Baer Fld
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94626, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94626) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 51 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851221070249I

## Narrative

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

CARBURETOR FIRE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START ENGINE IN MINUS 3 DEGREE TEMPERATURE. SCORCHED CARBURETOR AIR FILTER.

## Other reports on N94626 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20090224005889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090224005889I), Feb 24, 2009: Cessna 152 (N94626), Fort Wayne, IN, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot doing solo pattern work (touch and go's) during landing on runway 14 the pilot stated that she had the power off and had flared the…

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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