# NTSB Accident CHI98LA129
> **Good VELOCITY** · 1998-04-19 · ROMULUS, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA129
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09823
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-19
- **Location:** ROMULUS, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.229064, -83.389877
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Good
- **Model:** VELOCITY
- **Registration:** N234Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

improper planning/decision by the pilot, by using the airplane in an illegal activity and allowing the fuel to be exhausted before landing.  Factors relating to this accident were: the pilot being under pressure to reach his destination with his illegal cargo, and trees in the forced landing area.

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