RedactedNarrative: On January 12, 2019 at approximately 1200 hours, I Officer with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) was dispatched to an airboat catching fire on Lake Winder in Brevard County. I received information from dispatch that the operator and owner of the vessel was home safe, and the accident taken place on January 12, 2019 at approximately 0200 hours.
  
  During my investigation I concluded that Operator was out riding on Lake Winder and while entering Spike Camp (see attached diagrams) he noticed the marsh was dry and saw no water coming in the trail. Operator decided to make a turn to head back out to the lake and while making the turn Operator felt the airboat elevate making the terrain not level.  When questioning Operator, I asked what caused the vessel to catch fire. He stated, “he believes when making the turn, he had spare gas in gas containers on board which he believes touched the mufflers igniting the fire.” Operator had some friends in the area and was able to assist with putting out the fire and getting Operator back into shore safely.
  