# NTSB Accident NYC97LA020
> **ZUKOWSKI EAA BIPLANE** · 1996-11-23 · WILLIAMSPORT, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA020
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07108
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-23
- **Location:** WILLIAMSPORT, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.229469, -77.029525
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ZUKOWSKI
- **Model:** EAA BIPLANE
- **Registration:** N818Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, which resulted in opening of the unsecured canopy during the takeoff roll, and subsequent loss of directional control and a nose over.  A factor was: the pilot's failure to use a checklist.

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