# NTSB CHI79DET27: Breezy DDJ-1, N2780, Roselawn, IN, August 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1979
- Place: Roselawn, IN · ROSELAWN, IN
- Location: 41.1517° N, 87.2952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roselawn, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1517&lon=-87.2952&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135171
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DET27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DET27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1754   79/8/4    ROSELAWN,IN         BREEZY DDJ-1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 355
        TIME - 1900                    N2780               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAYSLAKE,IL                ROSELAWN,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2780](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2780), registered now, S/N 6643, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BREEZY DDJ-1
- Registry model: [Guthrie-Ramsey BREEZY DDJ-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/guthrie-ramsey-breezy-ddj-1) (registry code 05611FD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Naked City

## 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 19790804018999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804018999A), Aug 4, 1979: Amtrrl BREEZYRLU1, Roselawn, IN, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff from farm field, struck telephone pole. Misjudged acft performance & field length.

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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