# Incident 20100711041129I: Dehavilland OTTER DHC-3, Illiamna, AK, July 11, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2010, 12:39 local time
- Place: Illiamna, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N61FE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND OTTER DHC-3
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100711041129I

## Narrative

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

ENROUTE TO RAINBOW KING LODGE, 5 MILES SW OF ILLIAMNA EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN CABIN.  SUSPECTED ENGINE FIRE AND LANDED ON UNNAMED LAKE.  8 PEOPLE ON BOARD, NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.  PASSENGERS PICKED UP BY SECOND COMPANY AIRPLANE AND FLOWN TO LODGE.

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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