# NTSB Accident NYC08LA059
> **Wootton, John Aero Canard** · 2007-12-12 · Statesville, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC08LA059
- **Event ID:** 20071227X01998
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-12-12
- **Location:** Statesville, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.76472, -80.953887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Wootton, John
- **Model:** Aero Canard
- **Registration:** N199JW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An inadvertent opening of the canopy during takeoff.

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