# NTSB Accident CHI02FA140
> **Schutte Ms. Ryan Special** · 2002-05-23 · Anderson, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02FA140
- **Event ID:** 20020524X00735
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-05-23
- **Location:** Anderson, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.129741, -85.760856
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schutte
- **Model:** Ms. Ryan Special
- **Registration:** N827CM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to properly install the canard attach bolts prior to the flight and the resulting inflight separation of the canard.

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