# NTSB Accident GAA17CA465
> **CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO SPORTCRUISER** · 2017-08-04 · Salisbury, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA465
- **Event ID:** 20170803X23252
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-08-04
- **Location:** Salisbury, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.645832, -80.520278
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO
- **Model:** SPORTCRUISER
- **Registration:** N777NG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The physical interference of the student pilot’s headset control unit with the canopy, which prevented the canopy latches from seating properly and resulted in the canopy opening in flight and the subsequent hard landing.

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