# NTSB LAX80FVW23: Breezy RLU-1A, N3184, Las Vegas, NV, August 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1980
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVW23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVW23

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3184-2012-09-27), registration cancelled 2012-09-27, S/N 163, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BREEZY RLU-1A
- Registry model: [Eaa BREEZY RLU-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/eaa-breezy-rlu-1a) (registry code 0562070) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: North Las Vegas

## 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 19800811034439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800811034439A), Aug 11, 1980: Amtrrl BREEZYRLU1, Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Started takeoff roll. Told by tower to abort. Lost control of plane and ran off runway into a ditch.

## Other investigations on N3184 (3)

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 LAX02LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA268), Aug 31, 2002: Breezy RLU-1A (N3184), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude while maneuvering in a canyon.
- [NTSB LAX96LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA019), Oct 21, 1995: Eaa Chapter 163 Breezy RLU-1A (N3184), Henderson, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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 SEA84LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA127), Jun 10, 1984: Breezy RLU-1A (N3184), Jean, NV, substantial damage

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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