# NTSB Accident MIA08LA089
> **Dayon Lancair Legacy** · 2008-04-13 · Lakeland, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA08LA089
- **Event ID:** 20080417X00505
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-04-13
- **Location:** Lakeland, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.986665, -82.018608
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Dayon
- **Model:** Lancair Legacy
- **Registration:** N1177M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's distraction with the canopy during takeoff.

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