# NTSB CHI79FEC57: Breezy RLU-1, N9369, Frazer, MI, September 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1979
- Place: Frazer, MI · FRAZER, MI
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEC57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2408  79/9/22    FRAZER,MI           BREEZY RLU-1        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 221
        TIME - 1000                    N9369               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCKINLEY,MI                 NEW HUDSON,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- AILERON CABLE PULLEY BRACKET LOWER WELD SURFACES HEAVILY OXIDIZED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9369](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9369-2009-09-18), registration cancelled 2009-09-18, S/N 2, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BREEZY RLU-1
- Registry model: [Hutson BREEZY RLU-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/hutson-breezy-rlu-1) (registry code 0565009) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790922026049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922026049A), Sep 22, 1979: Amtrrl BREEZYRLU1, Frazer, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot lost control due to aileron cable breaking. Crashed into ground in spiral.

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.

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