# NTSB Accident CEN11FA634
> **RIFFEL JERRIS L RV-7A** · 2011-09-07 · Winfield, KS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN11FA634
- **Event ID:** 20110909X24928
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-09-07
- **Location:** Winfield, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.259353, -96.960632
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RIFFEL JERRIS L
- **Model:** RV-7A
- **Registration:** N554JR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s in-flight loss of control. Contributing to the pilot’s fatal injury was his failure to use the available restraint systems, which resulted in him falling through the open canopy when the airplane inverted.

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