# NTSB Accident ERA16LA119
> **PIPER PA28 151** · 2016-02-22 · St. Augustine, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA119
- **Event ID:** 20160229X25457
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-02-22
- **Location:** St. Augustine, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.959167, -81.339721
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28 151
- **Registration:** N41618
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's overpriming of the engine during start, which resulted in a carburetor fire. Contributing to the severity of accident was the flight instructor's failure to follow the Pilot Operating Handbook's engine fire during start emergency procedures.

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