# Accident 19790703026549A: Amtrdv DAVISDA3, Burlington, WI, July 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Burlington, WI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6744° N, 88.2713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6744&lon=-88.2713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dewulf DAVIS DA-3 (registry code 0561333, https://openairdocs.org/model/dewulf-davis-da-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDV DAVISDA3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,127 total, 130 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703026549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CIRCLING THE AIRPORT. ENGINE FAILED. PILOT UNDERSHOT THE AIRPORT. NO FUEL IN ACFT.

## 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 CHI79FEP52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP52), Jul 3, 1979: Davis DA-3 (N19MD), Burlington, WI, substantial damage

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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