# NTSB CHI72DEV32: Breezy RLU-1, Batchtown, IL, May 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: May 25, 1972
- Place: Batchtown, IL · BATCHTOWN, IL
- Location: 39.0332° N, 90.6534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Batchtown, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, February 13, 1973
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEV32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEV32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1841  72/5/25    BATCHTOWN,ILL       BREEZY RLU-1        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 650
        TIME - 1730                    N581T               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATCHTOWN,ILL              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM FARM FLD OF INSUFFICIENT LENGTH. BANKED L TO AVOID POST IN PATH. WIND CALM.
```

## Sequence of events

- Initial climb

## Aircraft

- Registration: N581T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N581T-1980-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BREEZY RLU-1
- Registry model: Tomblingson BREEZY RUL-1 (registry code 05619AK, https://openairdocs.org/model/tomblingson-breezy-rul-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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