# Incident 19910220015909I: Cessna A152, Ft Lauderdale, FL, February 20, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1991, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 36 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910220015909I

## Narrative

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

SMELLED SMOKE ON APPROACH. FIRE IN ENGINE AFTER SHUT DOWN. FIRE TRACED TO CARBURETOR INTAKE VENTURI.

## Other reports on N4888A (1)

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

- [Incident 19890106006699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890106006699I), Jan 6, 1989: Cessna A152 (N4888A), Arcadia, FL, Minor damage. Pilot over primed carburetor before start. Engine caught fire. Extinguished but wiring burned.

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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