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Aviation accident DFW05LA043
1 fatal · Akers Douglas RA40 Defiant · 2004-12-17 · Slaton, TX, USA
Event
- NTSB number
DFW05LA043- Event ID
20041222X02028- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2004-12-17
- Location
- Slaton, TX, USA
- Coordinates
- 33.512222, -101.649169
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- Akers Douglas
- Model
- RA40 Defiant
- Registration
- N765MM
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 2
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the opening of the canopy in-flight and the pilot's diverted attention.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown