MINR · Lee S. Harvard LONG-EZ · 1999-02-11 · SPRING HILL, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA99LA077
Event ID
20001205X00207
Type
Accident
Date
1999-02-11
Location
SPRING HILL, FL, USA
Coordinates
28.370796, -82.509201
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Lee S. Harvard
Model
LONG-EZ
Registration
N96LH
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to insure the canopy was closed prior to takeoff resulting in an aborted takeoff, overheating of the brakes, and a roll over when the aircraft was turned off the runway into the grass in an attempt to stop.