- Date
- May 31, 1981
- Place
- Brownwood, TX · BROWNWOOD, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3181Eaa Biplane BR-1
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810531031289A
- Case key
- 125573
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1277 81/5/31 BROWNWOOD,TX EAA BIPLANE BR-1 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1340 N3181 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 28, 3000 TOTAL HOURS, 0 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROWNWOOD,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- WITNESS OBSERVED ACFT ENTER LOOP AT APPROX 1000FT THEN APPEAR TO FALL OUT INTO A SPIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3181
- Reported as
- Eaa Biplane BR-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.