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Barr BARR SIX N83W

1 August 2005 · Knox, Indiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 August 2005 at about 17:00 local time, a Barr BARR SIX registered N83W was involved in an accident near Knox, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Knox, Indiana, United States
Coordinates
41.3303, -86.6647
Aircraft
Barr BARR SIX
Registration
N83W
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Oshkosh → Knox
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI05CA210

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The undetermined cause of the fire during the taxi.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The experimental amateur-built airplane was destroyed by fire during its taxi to parking after a landing. The pilot stated, "After reaching pattern altitude I turned on boost pump and approach flaps, and opened cowl flaps. I then pulled power back to enter upwind. Engine felt like it was going to quit. I entered down wind and pulled throttle back all the way. I landed and turned on to taxi way. There was smoke coming out of instrument panel. I shut down everything and got out of plane to check front of plane. Engine was still turning over then it stopped. I went back inside to get fire extinguisher. I went back outside and shot extinguisher up cow flaps. Could not stop fire and plane was destroyed." Examination of the wreckage did not reveal the source of the fire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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