# NTSB Accident CHI98LA128
> **JAEGER SONERAI II-L** · 1998-04-17 · BICKNELL, IN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA128
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09822
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-17
- **Location:** BICKNELL, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.769729, -87.300285
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** JAEGER
- **Model:** SONERAI II-L
- **Registration:** N247RJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot misjudged his altitude and airspeed during an emergency landing attempt.  Factors associated with this accident were a manufacturing defect in the magneto drive coupling and a total failure of the ignition system.

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