# NTSB Accident DFW05FA242
> **Akro Tech Aviation Inc. Giles G-300** · 2005-09-18 · Yukon, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW05FA242
- **Event ID:** 20050930X01555
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-09-18
- **Location:** Yukon, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.499168, -97.819999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Akro Tech Aviation Inc. Giles
- **Model:** G-300
- **Registration:** N300NW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The catastrophic separation of the canopy as result of the failure of the forward canopy hinge while performing aerobatics and the subsequent incapacitation of the pilot.

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