# Accident 20040125000939A: Univar 1083, Sanford, ME, January 25, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2004, 09:00 local time
- Place: Sanford, ME
- Airport: Sanford Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3939° N, 70.7081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3939&lon=-70.7081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6234M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6234M-2004-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040125000939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) MR. HAAS THE OWNER AND PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO THE AIRCRAFT AFTR BREAKFAST. HE TRIED TO START IT AND IT STALLED, TRIED AGAIN WITH NO SUCCESS. HE WAITED FOR A MOMENT THEN SMELLED SOMETHING. HE GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE COWLING TO FIND A FIRE IN THE ENGINE AREA. HE RETRIEVED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. OTHER FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE BROUGHT AND DISCHARGED. THE FIRE CONTINUED UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT IT OUT. THE CABIN AND EMPENNAGE WERE GUTTED, NO INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC04LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA060), Jan 25, 2004: Stinson 108-3 (N6234M), Sanford, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: An engine fire for undetermined reasons during start-up.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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