# NTSB Accident WPR10LA276
> **Czech Aircraft Works Sportcruiser** · 2010-06-02 · San Diego, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR10LA276
- **Event ID:** 20100602X35725
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-06-02
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.816665, -116.966667
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Czech Aircraft Works
- **Model:** Sportcruiser
- **Registration:** N334BB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inadvertent opening of the aircraft canopy during the takeoff climb, which distracted the pilot and resulted in his failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was a lack of guidance in the manufacturer's pilot operating handbook addressing an open canopy during flight.

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