# NTSB Accident LAX96LA261
> **Rominger EYAS** · 1996-06-30 · SANTA ROSA, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA261
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06055
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-30
- **Location:** SANTA ROSA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.499332, -122.759262
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Rominger
- **Model:** EYAS
- **Registration:** N8012U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an inadequate design change by the pilot/builder of the airplane's canopy; a malfunction of the canopy, which resulted in its separation; and failure of the pilot to flare the airplane during an emergency landing after takeoff, due to the wind blast that impaired his vision.

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