SERS · CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO SPORTCRUISER · 2010-04-11 · Millbrook, NY, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA10LA221
Event ID
20100411X73253
Type
Accident
Date
2010-04-11
Location
Millbrook, NY, USA
Coordinates
41.707221, -73.737777
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO
Model
SPORTCRUISER
Registration
N417VR
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after takeoff while he was distracted by trying to hold shut the unlocked cockpit canopy. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to lock the canopy prior to takeoff, and the inadequate guidance in the Pilot Operating Handbook regarding canopy locking procedures.