19810531031289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrea EAABIPLANE* · Brownwood, TX · May 31, 1981

Date
May 31, 1981 · 13:40 local
Place
Brownwood, TX
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3181
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FPD26
Reported as
Amtrea EAABIPLANE*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot performing aerobatics at low altitude in aircraft he was not familiar with. Stalled and spun at top of loop.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PERFORMING AEROBATICS AT LOW ALTITUDE IN AIRCRAFT HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH. STALLED AND SPUN AT TOP OF LOOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.