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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Zimmerman Arnold BREEZY · Oshkosh, WI · July 31, 2014

Date
July 31, 2014 · 08:57 local
Place
Oshkosh, WI
Airport
Wittman Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3AZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14FA399
Reported as
Zimmerman Arnold Breezy
Reported engine
Lycoming O-235-C1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 31, 2014, at 0857 CDT, a Breezy model amateur built airplane, N3AZ, was destroyed when on landing at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, it veered to the right exiting runway 36R. The aircraft struck several vehicles parked along a service road parallel to the runway. The commercial pilot was fatally injured, and the single passenger sustained serious injuries. The flight, for purposes of sightseeing during Oshkosh airventure, was operating under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 31, 2014, AT 0857 CDT, A BREEZY MODEL AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE, N3AZ, WAS DESTROYED WHEN ON LANDING AT OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT EXITING RUNWAY 36R. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEVERAL VEHICLES PARKED ALONG A SERVICE ROAD PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE SINGLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT, FOR PURPOSES OF SIGHTSEEING DURING OSHKOSH AIRVENTURE, WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.