# NTSB Accident LAX97FA156
> **Glaser-Dirks DG-300** · 1997-04-11 · MINDEN, NV, USA · FATL
## 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.

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