# NTSB Accident ERA15LA087
> **MDS FYING LLC ZENITH ZODIAC CH 650** · 2014-12-30 · Fort Pierce, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15LA087
- **Event ID:** 20141231X81005
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-12-30
- **Location:** Fort Pierce, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.497222, -80.372497
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MDS FYING LLC
- **Model:** ZENITH ZODIAC CH 650
- **Registration:** N419PE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inadequate modification of the airplane’s canopy latching mechanism, which resulted in the inadvertent opening of the canopy while on final approach to land and a subsequent loss of pitch control.

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