# NTSB CHI74FEM07: Breezy RLU-1, N4029, Hale, MI, August 31, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1973
- Place: Hale, MI · HALE, MI
- Location: 44.3778° N, 83.8047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hale, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3778&lon=-83.8047&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3063  73/8/31    HALE,MICH           BREEZY RLU-1        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 180
        TIME - 1715                    N4029               PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PLYMOUTH,MICH              BAY CITY,MICH                 HARRISVILLE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     225
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT SKIPPED FOR A FEW FEET AFTR INITIAL T/D THEN LNDD NOSE WHEEL FIRST.ACFT NOSED OVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4029](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4029), registered now, S/N W-1000, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BREEZY RLU-1
- Registry model: [Lattimore-Dwyer BREEZY](https://openairdocs.org/model/lattimore-dwyer-breezy) (registry code 0562066) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730831035469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730831035469A), Aug 31, 1973: Amtr 0562066, Hale, MI, Substantial damage. Acft skipped for a few feet aftr initial t/d then lndd nose wheel first. Acft nosed ovr.

## Other investigations on N4029 (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 CHI94LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA257), Jul 29, 1994: Lattimore-Dwyer Breezy (N4029), Goshen, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion which resulted from the pilot's failure to assure an adequate fuel supply for the flight.

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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