# NTSB Accident ERA12CA506
> **EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS SPORTSTAR** · 2012-08-12 · Myerstown, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12CA506
- **Event ID:** 20120814X25236
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-08-12
- **Location:** Myerstown, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.352222, -76.329719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS
- **Model:** SPORTSTAR
- **Registration:** N633EV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's decision to continue the takeoff roll while trying to secure an open canopy and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's failure to complete the pretakeoff checklist.

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