# NTSB Accident FTW99LA062
> **Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-A1** · 1998-10-01 · TOMBALL, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW99LA062
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11266
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-01
- **Location:** TOMBALL, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.089746, -95.609725
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Diamond Aircraft Industries
- **Model:** DA 20-A1
- **Registration:** N527SS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to follow the checklist and secure the canopy, which resulted in the canopy separating from the airplane during takeoff initial climb.  A factor was the pilot's failure to detect the canopy warning light prior to takeoff.

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