19881006044709A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr GLASAIR · Redding, CA · October 6, 1988

Date
October 6, 1988 · 14:10 local
Place
Redding, CA
Airport
Enterprise Skypark Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N197RL
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89DVG01
Reported as
Amtr Glasair
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
384 total308 in this make and model10 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.

Canopy came open on takeoff. Pilots glasses blew off and he lost control trying to close canopy and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

CANOPY CAME OPEN ON TAKEOFF. PILOTS GLASSES BLEW OFF AND HE LOST CONTROL TRYING TO CLOSE CANOPY AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N197RL · 1

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