# Accident 19860103001159A: Cessna 150M, Whiteville, NC, January 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1986, 17:45 local time
- Place: Whiteville, NC
- Airport: Columbus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3191° N, 78.7006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3191&lon=-78.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66218, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66218-1989-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 39 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860103001159A

## Narrative

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

OVER PRIMED DURING STARTING, CAUGHT FIRE. DID NOT USE EXTINGUISHER IN THE AIRCRAFT. FBOS EXTINGUISHER INOPERATIVE.

## 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 ATL86LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA052), Jan 3, 1986: Cessna 150M (N66218), Whiteville, NC, 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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