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On August 1, 2005, about 1200, central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Barr Barr Six airplane, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed by fire during its taxi to parking after a landing at the

Starke County Airport, near Knox, Indiana. The personal flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that a visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that he was uninjured. The flight originated from the Wittman Regional Airport, near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, about 1100.

The pilot's accident report 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.

The pilot reported that the airplane was powered with a 400 horsepower Lycoming IO-720-A1BD engine. He reported that the engine had accumulated 3,812 hours of total time, 210 hours since overhaul, and 5 hours since a 100 hour inspection.

Federal Aviation Administration inspectors examined the wreckage and were unable to determine the source of the fire.