# NTSB Accident CHI98LA281
> **LUCKEY DRAGONFLY II** · 1998-07-26 · CARO, MI, USA · NONE
## 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.

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