# NTSB Accident ANC05LA110
> **de Havilland DHC-3** · 2005-07-28 · Ketchikan, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC05LA110
- **Event ID:** 20050802X01148
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-07-28
- **Location:** Ketchikan, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 55.293334, -131.543334
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 10
- **Total aboard:** 11
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-3
- **Registration:** N6868B
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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 landing on the water.  A factor contributing to the accident was an inadequate annual inspection of the airplane by company maintenance personnel.

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