# N15641: 1935 Brunner-Winkle BIRD A - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Brunner-Winkle BIRD A](https://openairdocs.org/model/brunner-winkle-bird-a) (registry code 1530100, 3 seats) - Engine: [Warner SCARAB series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-scarab-series) (registry code 64502) - Serial number: 1000 - Year built: 1935 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition - Airworthiness date: July 8, 1992 - Certificate issued: July 4, 2023 - Expires: July 31, 2030 - Mode S code: A0E377 - Registered owner: [Hurdle Jack M II](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HURDLE%20JACK%20M%20II) - Location: [Senoia, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Senoia) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 33.2633° N, 84.5835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30276, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15641 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15641 From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Warner SCARAB model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force ### Matched by airframe (Brunner-Winkle BIRD A) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Warner SCARAB series) - [AD 51-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/51-04-02): Cylinder Holddown Studs · Warner Engine Scarab Jr. Series 40, Scarab Jr. Series 50, Scarab Series 28 and 13 more ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (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 ERA25LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA055), Nov 17, 2024: Brunner-Winkle Bird A (N15641), Senoia, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing, and landing gear collapse. ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) 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. - [Accident 20241117021929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241117021929A), Nov 17, 2024: Brunner-Winkle BIRD A (N15641), Senoia, GA, Substantial damage. Hard landing resulting in left gear collapse. Substiantial damage to left lower wing. Gear strut dug into grass strip causing aircraft to pivot on nose… ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (5) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the engine (Warner SCARAB series) - [STC SE04651CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE04651CH): To allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22. Swift Fuels LLC. Lists Scarab Jr. Series 40 - [STC SE01966WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01966WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas in spark ignition piston aircraft engines. General Aviation Modifications Inc. Lists Scarab Jr. Series 40 - [STC SE2591 CE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE2591%20CE): Add unleaded automotive gasoline, 87 minimum antiknock index and leaded automotive gasoline, 88 minimum antiknock index(RON + MON)/2, per ASTM Specification D-439. Petersen Aviation Inc. Lists Scarab Series 28 - [STC SE2591CE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE2591CE): Add unleaded automotive gasoline, 87 minimum antiknock index and leaded automotive gasoline, 88 minimum antiknock index(RON + MON)/2, per ASTM Specification D-439. Petersen Aviation Inc. Lists Scarab Series 28 - [STC SE4601SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE4601SW): Modify intake and exhaust valves. Daily Tubbs Aero, Inc. Lists Scarab Series 40 ## Related - Other Brunner-Winkle BIRD A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/brunner-winkle-bird-a/aircraft.md - The Warner SCARAB series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-scarab-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.