# Accident 19930318035289A: Cessna 150M, Rochester, NY, March 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1993, 17:15 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0890° N, 77.6395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0890&lon=-77.6395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63206, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63206-2021-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 407 total, 37 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930318035289A

## Narrative

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

OVER PRIMED COLD ENGINE IN ATTEMPTS TO START SAME. FIRE ERUPTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE ZERO.

## 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 BFO93LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA051), Mar 18, 1993: Cessna 150M (N63206), Rochester, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO OVER-PRIMING.

## Other reports on N63206 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880703027509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880703027509A), Jul 3, 1988: Cessna 150M (N63206), West Seneca, NY, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel. Crash landed in tall bushes. CFI failed to visually check fuel.

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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