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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 150K · Half Moon Bay, CA · November 2, 1993

Date
November 2, 1993 · 20:47 local
Place
Half Moon Bay, CA
Airport
Half Moon Bay Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5906G
Reported as
Cessna 150K
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
140 total110 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempting to start engine. Engine had induction fire near carburetor. Suspect over prime on start.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTING TO START ENGINE. ENGINE HAD INDUCTION FIRE NEAR CARBURETOR. SUSPECT OVER PRIME ON START.