# NTSB Accident CHI98LA233
> **Wicks FLY BABY** · 1998-07-02 · BLISSFIELD, MI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA233
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10487
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-02
- **Location:** BLISSFIELD, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.829128, -83.860992
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Wicks
- **Model:** FLY BABY
- **Registration:** N40349
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudging of the fuel supply and his inadequate aircraft preflight.  A factor was fuel exhaustion,

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=CHI98LA233) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*