# NTSB CHI80FEI43: Breezy RLU-1, N1RJ, Green Spgs, OH, September 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1980
- Place: Green Spgs, OH · GREEN SPGS, OH
- Location: 41.2573° N, 83.0536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green Springs, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2573&lon=-83.0536&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEI43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2478  80/9/21    GREEN SPGS,OH       BREEZY RLU-1        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1117
        TIME - 1430                    N1RJ                PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 810 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIKER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREEN SPGS,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT & ACFT LOGBOOKS SHOWED NO FLT TIME RCDD IN LAST 90 DAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1RJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1RJ-1981-04-01), registration cancelled 1981-04-01, S/N RJW-1, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BREEZY RLU-1
- Registry model: [Weller BREEZY RLU-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/weller-breezy-rlu-1) (registry code 0562515) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Weiker

## 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 19800921042579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800921042579A), Sep 21, 1980: Amtrrl BREEZYRLU1, Green Springs, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Owner-builder with no time in type stalled in steep turn over airport. Airplane spun into ground.

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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