# Incident 19870302024329I: Mnslnr MS760B, Fairmont, MN, March 2, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1987, 08:50 local time
- Place: Fairmont, MN
- Airport: Fairmont Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6439° N, 94.4156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRMONT MUNI (FRM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6439&lon=-94.4156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69X-2024-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morane-Saulnier MS760B (registry code 5910106, https://openairdocs.org/model/morane-saulnier-ms760b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca MARBORE IIC (registry code 60004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-marbore-iic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNSLNR MS760B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 145 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870302024329I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE CANOPY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LEVEL OFF.  CANOPY RELEASE LEVERS HAD NOT BEEN RESET OR SAFETIED.

## Other reports on N69X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080809846349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080809846349A), Aug 9, 2008: Mnslnr MS760B (N69X), St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) The co-pilot's seat belt had been previously wrapped around the co-pilot's control stick, a situation that went undetected by the pilot on this flight.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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