# Accident 20121118025589A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B, Burlington, WI, November 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2012, 13:20 local time
- Place: Burlington, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6692° N, 88.2710° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6692&lon=-88.2710&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: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 225 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121118025589A

## Narrative

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

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 BANK IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET BACK ON PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.  AIRCRAFT WAS WITNESSED SPINNING AT LEAST TWICE BEFORE IMPACTING GROUND NEARLY VERTICAL AND SLIGHTLY RIGHT WING LOW.  BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE KILLED.

## 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 CEN13FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA060), Nov 18, 2012: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (N6273L), Burlington, WI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and spin.

## Other reports on N6273L (1)

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

- [Accident 19730830028999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730830028999A), Aug 30, 1973: Grumav AA1B (N6273L), Tewksbury, MA, Substantial damage. Lndd beyond rwy in a pile of loam.l fuel tank empty r full. Switched tanks alt too low un restart.

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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