# NTSB Accident ERA10LA221
> **CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO SPORTCRUISER** · 2010-04-11 · Millbrook, NY, USA · SERS
## 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.

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