# NTSB CHI76FEP09: Breezy R201, N5AF, Oshkosh, WI, August 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1975
- Place: Oshkosh, WI · OSHKOSH, WI
- Location: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0232&lon=-88.5623&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150506
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEP09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEP09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3242   75/8/2    OSHKOSH,WI          BREEZY R201         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 4140
        TIME - 1525                    N5AF                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSHKOSH,WI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- HVY HELICOPTER PASSED THRU AREA ABT 30-45 SEC BFR ACDT.AIM PART ONE CVRS VORTEX AVOID PROCEDURES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5AF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5AF-2012-08-09), registration cancelled 2012-08-09, S/N 5A, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BREEZY R201
- Registry model: [Anthony BREEZY RUL-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/anthony-breezy-rul-1) (registry code 0562897) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Whitman

## 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 19750802032089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750802032089A), Aug 2, 1975: Amtr 0562841, Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. Hvy helicopter passed thru area abt 30-45 sec bfr acdt. Aim part one cvrs vortex avoid procedures.

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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