# Accident 20050728017669A: Dhav DHC3, Ketchikan, AK, July 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2005, 13:40 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PJMA
- Location: 55.2933° N, 131.5433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.2933&lon=-131.5433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6868B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6868B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2802412, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 series (registry code 52143, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- Reported engine: WSK ASZ621RM18
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050728017669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE BACK TO KETCHIKAN FROM A PART 135 FLIGHT SEEING TOUR, A FIRE ERUPTED IN THE COCKPIT, MAINLY FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOAT EQUIPPED, AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY ON THE SALT WATER BELOW. THE PILOT RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS HANDS, AS WELL AS BURN TO HIS FACE. A PASSENGER IN THE CABIN GRABBED THE REAR FIRE EXTINGUISHER, RAN FORWARD, AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED DURING LANDING, AND NO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED.

## 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 ANC05LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA110), Jul 28, 2005: de Havilland DHC-3 (N6868B), Ketchikan, AK, minor damage. Probable cause: An electrical arc on the exterior of a fuel pressure line that initiated a fuel leak and fire during cruise flight, which resulted in serious injuries to the pilot as he performed an emergency…

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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