# N180BL: 2016 BRM Aero BRISTELL S-LSA

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [BRM Aero BRISTELL S-LSA](https://openairdocs.org/model/brm-aero-bristell-s-lsa) (registry code 0600084, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (registry code 55599)
- Serial number: 180/2016
- Year built: 2016
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: June 7, 2016
- Certificate issued: August 26, 2024
- Expires: August 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A140D0
- Registered owner: [Graham Eric Harris](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAHAM%20ERIC%20HARRIS)
- Location: [Johnson City, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Johnson%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3173° N, 98.4259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78636, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=180BL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180BL

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.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (BRM Aero BRISTELL S-LSA)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS2)

None in force.

## 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 GAA16CA513](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA513), Sep 25, 2016: BRM Aero Bristell S (N180BL), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's over correction during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control, runway excursion, a landing gear collapse, and substantial damage to the right wing.

## 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 20160925016009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160925016009A), Sep 25, 2016: Brm Aero BRISTELL S-LSA (N180BL), Minden, NV, Substantial damage. The pilot and his passenger departed A34 on a flight to mev. Upon arrival, the pilots performed a touch and go landing. During a second landing, the pilot was…

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N180BL

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N180BL before.

- [Cancelled 2009-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N180BL-2009-10-30): Cessna 180B, S/N 50406, built 1959. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Drum Douglas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRUM%20DOUGLAS%20A), [Indian, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Indian)

## Related

- Other BRM Aero BRISTELL S-LSA aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/brm-aero-bristell-s-lsa/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS2 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2.md

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