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Aviation accident CHI98LA281

NONE · LUCKEY DRAGONFLY II · 1998-07-26 · CARO, MI, USA

Event

NTSB number
CHI98LA281
Event ID
20001211X10530
Type
Accident
Date
1998-07-26
Location
CARO, MI, USA
Coordinates
43.480701, -83.399314

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
LUCKEY
Model
DRAGONFLY II
Registration
N14U
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

an improper inflight decision when he mistook the road for the runway of the nearby airport to land on. A factor in this accident was the total failure of the engine's crankshaft.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
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