# Incident 19890106006699I: Cessna A152, Arcadia, FL, January 6, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Airport: Arcadia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1953° N, 81.8382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARCADIA MUNI (X06), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1953&lon=-81.8382&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4888A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4888A-1995-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890106006699I

## Narrative

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

PILOT OVER PRIMED CARBURETOR BEFORE START. ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. EXTINGUISHED BUT WIRING BURNED.

## Other reports on N4888A (1)

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

- [Incident 19910220015909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910220015909I), Feb 20, 1991: Cessna A152 (N4888A), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Smelled smoke on approach. Fire in engine after shut down. Fire traced to carburetor intake venturi.

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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