# NTSB Accident FTW94LA170
> **BURKHART GROB 6103 TWIN ASTIR** · 1994-05-22 · FORREST CITY, AR, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW94LA170
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01294
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-05-22
- **Location:** FORREST CITY, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.00901, -90.780532
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BURKHART GROB
- **Model:** 6103 TWIN ASTIR
- **Registration:** N156SS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHEN HE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION TO CLOSING THE CANOPY. A FACTOR WAS HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY CLOSE THE CANOPY PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

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