# NTSB MIA76DKJ54: Breezy RLU-1, N55WW, Sylacauga, AL, March 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1976
- Place: Sylacauga, AL · SYLACAUGA, AL
- Location: 33.1887° N, 86.2748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylacauga, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1887&lon=-86.2748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKJ54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0428   76/3/8    SYLACAUGA,AL        BREEZY RLU-1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 2662
        TIME - 1630                    N55WW               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SYLACAUGA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYLACAUGA,AL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55WW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55WW), registered now, S/N 002, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BREEZY RLU-1
- Registry model: [Moler-Read BREEZY RLU-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/moler-read-breezy-rlu-1) (registry code 0565003) (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: Sylacauga

## 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 19760308004969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760308004969A), Mar 8, 1976: Amtr 0565003, Sylacauga, AL, 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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