Eaa Biplane BR-1 N3181
31 May 1981 · Brownwood, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 May 1981 at about 13:40 local time, a Eaa Biplane BR-1 registered N3181 was involved in an accident during in flight near Brownwood, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brownwood, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Eaa Biplane BR-1
- Registration
- N3181
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Brownwood, Tx → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1277
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WITNESS OBSERVED ACFT ENTER LOOP AT APPROX 1000FT THEN APPEAR TO FALL OUT INTO A SPIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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