Accident Cessna 150M N66218, Friday 3 January 1986

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Date:	Friday 3 January 1986
Time:	18:45 LT
Type:	Cessna 150M
Owner/operator:	Euphoria Limited
Registration:	N66218
MSN:	15075927
Year of manufacture:	1975
Total airframe hrs:	2171 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-200A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Whiteville, NC - United States of America
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Private
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Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE STUDENT PLT HAD MOVED THE AIRCRAFT CLOSER TO THE TERMINAL ABOUT 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS ATTEMPTED START. HE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE PLT THEN PRIMED THE ENG SEVERAL TIMES. HIS WIFE SHOUTED TO HIM THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FIRE. HIS EFFORTS TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

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