# NTSB Accident WPR09LA075
> **Czech Aircraft Works Sport Cruiser** · 2009-01-06 · Casa Grande, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR09LA075
- **Event ID:** 20090107X52840
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-01-06
- **Location:** Casa Grande, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.954723, -111.766944
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Czech Aircraft Works
- **Model:** Sport Cruiser
- **Registration:** N797BS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to ensure that the canopy was latched prior to takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate guidance in the Pilot Operating Handbook regarding canopy procedures.

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