# NTSB Accident CEN14FA306
> **BRUMWELL RV-6** · 2014-06-21 · Sauk Rapids, MN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN14FA306
- **Event ID:** 20140623X91157
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-06-21
- **Location:** Sauk Rapids, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.590774, -94.160881
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BRUMWELL
- **Model:** RV-6
- **Registration:** N135BB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of pitch control due to the in-flight opening of the canopy during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because fire damage precluded examination of the airplane’s canopy and systems.

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