# Accident 19730830028999A: Grumav AA1B, Tewksbury, MA, August 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1973
- Place: Tewksbury, MA
- Airport: Tew-Mac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.5975° N, 71.2046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TEW MAC (80MA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5975&lon=-71.2046&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6273L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6273L-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,197 total, 865 in this make and model, 297 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730830028999A

## Narrative

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

LNDD BEYOND RWY IN A PILE OF LOAM.L FUEL TANK EMPTY R FULL.SWITCHED TANKS ALT TOO LOW UN RESTART.

## 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 NYC74FNA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA12), Aug 30, 1973: Amer Avco AA1-B (N6273L), Tewksbury, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6273L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20121118025589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121118025589A), Nov 18, 2012: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B (N6273L), Burlington, WI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot was attempting to land on runway 11 at buu(Burlington, WI) airport. Witness statement indicated he had overshot final to runway and had entered a steep…

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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