# NTSB Accident NYC88LA206
> **SCHWEIZER SGS 1-34** · 1988-08-07 · KUTZTOWN, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC88LA206
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26678
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-08-07
- **Location:** KUTZTOWN, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.519363, -75.769515
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHWEIZER
- **Model:** SGS 1-34
- **Registration:** N65920
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF AFTER THE CANOPY CAME OPEN. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY CLOSE THE CANOPY PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

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