# Accident 20060710014019A: Amtr SEAWIND3000, Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, July 10, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2006, 17:20 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu Cit, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu City Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5536° N, 114.3997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5536&lon=-114.3997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8025Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8025Q-2011-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Palmer Paul O/Palmer & Assoc I SEAWIND 3000 (registry code 056060B, https://openairdocs.org/model/palmer-paul-o-palmer-assoc-i-seawind-3000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAWIND3000
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060710014019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FORWARD CABIN VENT DURING DESCENT (150/200 FT ABOVE WATER). THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SAFELY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT IN 3 FEET OF WATER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS WILL BE REVIEWED FOR PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE PERFORMED.

## 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 LAX06LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA228), Jul 11, 2006: Palmer Seawind 3000 (N8025Q), Havasu Lake, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: an electrical fire due to improper wiring of the electrical system by other maintenance personnel.

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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