Aviation accident LAX97FA156

1 fatal · Glaser-Dirks DG-300 · 1997-04-11 · MINDEN, NV, USA

Event

NTSB number: LAX97FA156
Event ID: 20001208X07737
Type: Accident
Date: 1997-04-11
Location: MINDEN, NV, USA
Coordinates: 39.009986, -119.750831

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Glaser-Dirks
Model: DG-300
Registration: N70644
FAR Part: 091
Engines: —
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

loss of aircraft control for undetermined reason(s), inadequate design of the canopy jettison system, and incapacitation of the pilot, when he was struck by the canopy frame during a jettison sequence.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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