OPERATOR OF V1 WAS HEADING BACK TO HIS BOAT LIFT WHEN HE HEARD HIS ENGINE SPUTTER. Operator WAS ONLY A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET AWAY FROM HIS HOUSE WHEN HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE PROBLEMS. Operator INCREASED HIS SPEED TO GET HIS BOAT BACK TO HIS HOUSE BEFORE THE ENGINES QUIT WORKING. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND A FIRE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN. THE OPERATOR THEN EXTINGUISHED THE FLAME AND CONTROLLED THE FIRE. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS ACCIDENT.
PASADENA                      