19860504015449A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrbd BEDEBD5 · Merced, CA · May 4, 1986

Date
May 4, 1986 · 10:19 local
Place
Merced, CA
Airport
Merced Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N357X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86DVA07
Reported as
Amtrbd BEDEBD5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total40 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The canopy of the homebuilt aircraft opened during takeoff for undetermined reasons. Lost control. Aircraft stalled

As the FAA filed it

THE CANOPY OF THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT OPENED DURING TAKEOFF FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT STALLED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.