# NTSB Accident ERA13LA183
> **ANDREWS ZODIAC** · 2013-03-29 · Collegedale, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13LA183
- **Event ID:** 20130330X85743
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-03-29
- **Location:** Collegedale, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.044445, -85.019996
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ANDREWS
- **Model:** ZODIAC
- **Registration:** N999NA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to ensure that his seatbelt was fastened and the pilots' failure to ensure that the canopy was latched properly, which resulted in the pilot's ejection from the cockpit following the opening of the canopy and the subsequent in-flight upset.

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