- Date
- August 11, 1980
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3184Breezy RLU-1A
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800811034439A
- Case key
- 129958
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1664 80/8/11 LAS VEGAS,NV BREEZY RLU-1A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 157 TIME - 0747 N3184 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH LAS VEGAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- PILOT MISUNDERSTOOD TOWER INSTRUCTIONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3184
- Reported as
- Breezy RLU-1A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- North Las Vegas
N3184Registration cancelled Sep 27, 2012 · Eaa BREEZY RLU-1AAirframe modelEaa BREEZY RLU-1AEngine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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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.
Other investigations on N3184 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX02LA268Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth Las Vegas, NVthe failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude while maneuvering in a canyon.NTSB LAX96LA019Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHenderson, NVthe pilot's failure to maintain a proper cruise altitude and his inadequate in-flight planning. Contributing factors were encountering rising terrain and a downdraft.NTSB SEA84LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJean, NVThe acft departed on rwy 20 and turned crosswind at an alt of 200 ft AGL. The plt stated that after turning downwind for a non-standard traffic pattern at an airspeed of 60 to 65 mph the acft began to lose altitude. The acft continued the descent even though…