# NTSB Accident CEN09CA258
> **Marlin Varieze** · 2009-04-20 · Santa Teresa, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN09CA258
- **Event ID:** 20090421X54910
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-04-20
- **Location:** Santa Teresa, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.881111, -106.704719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Marlin
- **Model:** Varieze
- **Registration:** N77JM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, his failure to latch the canopy prior to takeoff, and his failure to complete the pretakeoff checklist due to his diverted attention.

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