# NTSB CHI79FEE76: Brown V-EZE, N67BB, Plainfield, IL, September 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1979
- Place: Plainfield, IL · PLAINFIELD, IL
- Location: 41.6294° N, 88.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6294&lon=-88.2456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEE76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2249   79/9/8    PLAINFIELD,IL       BROWN V-EZE         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 373
        TIME - 1330                    N67BB               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINFIELD,IL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLTS ATTENTION ON ACFT ON ACTIVE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67BB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67BB-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N 609 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BROWN V-EZE
- Registry model: [Brown VARI-EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-vari-eze) (registry code 0560979) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Clow

## 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 19790908024199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790908024199A), Sep 8, 1979: Amtrru VARIEZE, Plainfield, IL, Destroyed. Pilot showed the aircraft on final approach to obtain spacing from another aircraaft. Lost altitude, hit wire.

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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