Aviation Crash Map

Breezy RLU1 N59Y

5 August 1982 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 August 1982 at about 19:25 local time, a Breezy RLU1 registered N59Y, operated by Earl Vieaux, was involved in an accident near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Breezy RLU1
Registration
N59Y
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Earl Vieaux
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Oshkosh → Hartford
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI82DA294

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE GOT A WEATHER BRIEFING BEFORE DEPARTING OSHKOSH, WI. WHILE EN ROUTE, HE ENCOUNTERED FOG AND RAIN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE TO FIND TIMMERMAN OR RAINBOW AIRPORT. THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. WHILE LANDING ON A BOULEVARD, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE ROOF OF A MOVING AUTOMOBILE AND BROKE ITS REAR WINDOW. THIS LIGHT WEIGHT AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE AN ENCLOSED COCKPIT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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