# Accident 19810531031289A: Amtrea EAABIPLANE*, Brownwood, TX, May 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1981, 13:40 local time
- Place: Brownwood, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7129° N, 98.9771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownwood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7129&lon=-98.9771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3181, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3181-1984-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eaa BIPLANE (registry code 33601A8, https://openairdocs.org/model/eaa-biplane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA EAABIPLANE*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531031289A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81FPD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD26), May 31, 1981: Eaa Biplane BR-1 (N3181), Brownwood, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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