# NTSB OAK76FVD28: Breezy, N15S, Sonoma, CA, April 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1976
- Place: Sonoma, CA · SONOMA, CA
- Location: 38.2903° N, 122.4598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sonoma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2903&lon=-122.4598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVD28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVD28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1172   76/4/4    SONOMA,CA           BREEZY              CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1435                    N15S                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 59, 12000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SONOMA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        REMARKS- LEFT LIFT STRUT FAILED DURING PULL UP.INTERIOR OF STRUT RUSTED TO 1/2 NORMAL WALL THICKNESS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15S-1976-06-17), registration cancelled 1976-06-17, S/N 4929B, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BREEZY
- Registry model: [Breezy HOMEBUILT](https://openairdocs.org/model/breezy-homebuilt) (registry code 05601DJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sonoma Valley

## 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 19760404010899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760404010899A), Apr 4, 1976: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Sonoma, CA, Destroyed. Left lift strut failed during pull up. Interior of strut rusted to 1/2 normal wall thickness.

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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