# Accident 20060817018809A: Schiff BREEZYRLU1, Ramona, CA, August 17, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2006, 07:20 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0392° N, 116.9025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0392&lon=-116.9025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N577JS-2013-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schifferer John S BREEZY RLU-1 (registry code 0565059, https://openairdocs.org/model/schifferer-john-s-breezy-rlu-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHIFF BREEZYRLU1
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060817018809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 84 YEAR OLD MALE PILOT DEPARTED RAMONA AIRPORT RUNWAY 27 IN HIS HOMEBUILT BREEZY RLU-1 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 AM. ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESSES, HE INITIATED A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN TO AVOID ENTERING A FOG LAYER APPROACHING AIRPORT FROM THE WEST. WITHIN MOMENTS OF TURNING RIGHT, AN EYEWITNESS, A PILOT, HEARD THE ENGINE STOP, THEN OBSERVED, IN RAPID SUCCESSION, A STALL/SPIN FROM AN ALTITUDE OF 300 FT, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. PILOT, LONE OCCUPANT, KILLED ON IMPACT. NO POST CRASH FIRE. ADEQUATE FUEL IN WING TANKS. CAUSE OF ENGINE POWER LOSS PRESENTLY UNDETERMINED. ENGINE EVALUATION TO BE CONDUCTED BY NTSB. ASOS WEATHER OBSERVATION INDICATED IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM 0700 LOCAL TO 0730 LOCAL BETWEEN 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY IN FOG TO 1 MILE IN MIST.

## 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 LAX06LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA264), Aug 17, 2006: Schifferer Breezy RLU-1 (N577JS), Ramona, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the takeoff climb, that resulted in a stall/spin.

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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