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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1931 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Engineers EAC-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Engineers Aircraft Corp |
| Registration: | NC39V |
| MSN: | EAC-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Winthrop, MA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The seatbelts of the pilots broke in a sudden maneuver and both were thrown out of the aircraft at 4000ft, they used their parachutes and landed safely. The aircraft crashed out of control
Sources:
https://www.newenglandaviationhistory.com/winthrop-ma-july-27-1931/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2021 11:06 | Cobar | Added |
| 29-Nov-2021 12:20 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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