# Accident 19810906055519A: Grumav AA1B, Tewksbury, MA, September 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1981, 07:45 local time
- Place: Tewksbury, MA
- Airport: Tew Mac
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N6283L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6283L-1982-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 53 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906055519A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF INTO ADVERSE WEATHER. TRIED TO RETURN. GAVE CONTROL TO OTHER PILOT WHO ALSO LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC81FNA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA27), Sep 6, 1981: Grum Amer AA-1B (N6283L), Tewksbury, MA, 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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