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| Date: | Sunday 18 November 2012 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-1B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6273L |
| MSN: | AA1B-0073 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2303 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-C2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SW of Burlington Municipal Airport KBUU, Burlington, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Burlington, WI (KBUU) |
| Burlington, WI (KBUU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A witness observed the airplane maneuvering near the airport in a left turn and steep descent. Moments later, the witness observed the airplane in a tight, right turn that developed into a spin. The airplane impacted the terrain in an extremely nose-low attitude about 1/4 mile from the runway’s threshold. An examination of the airplane’s wreckage revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with an inadvertent stall and spin. It could not be determined if the pilot was maneuvering the airplane due to a perceived traffic conflict or for some other purpose. The pilot had not flown routinely in the preceding 2 years, and his most recent flight occurred more than 5 months before the accident flight.
Reg N6273L expired Jan 2018.
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.
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Nov-2012 08:16 | ROTHSJD | Added |
| 19-Nov-2012 08:17 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 19-Nov-2012 08:19 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, ] |
| 19-Nov-2012 08:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 19-Nov-2012 10:27 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 27-Nov-2012 14:34 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 28-Nov-2017 13:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jul-2022 11:27 | rvargast17 | Updated [Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jul-2022 11:28 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 02-Jul-2022 17:17 | rvargast17 | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
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