# NTSB CHI72FEE07: Breezie B1, N429RT, Loves Park, IL, July 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1971
- Place: Loves Park, IL · LOVES PARK, IL
- Location: 42.3378° N, 88.9986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loves Park, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3378&lon=-88.9986&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEE07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEE07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2652  71/7/13    LOVES PARK,ILL      BREEZIE B1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 246
        TIME - 1835                    N429RT              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELVEDERE,ILL               ROSCOE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N429RT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N429RT-1974-09-25), registration cancelled 1974-09-25, S/N TBB-1, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BREEZIE B1
- Registry model: [Thomas BREEZ-BI](https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-breez-bi) (registry code 05611EB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N429RT (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA73FKJ57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKJ57), Apr 22, 1973: Breezy TB-1 (N429RT), Wetumpka, AL, substantial damage

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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