# Incident 19971227041409I: Rhnflu EA300L, Santa Barbara, CA, December 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1997, 15:20 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4262° N, 119.8415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA BARBARA MUNI (SBA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4262&lon=-119.8415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101PK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101PK-2010-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 (registry code 70218DI, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RHNFLU EA300L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971227041409I

## Narrative

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

UNLATCHED CANOPY OPENS ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. CANOPY DEPARTS AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO TAIL WHEEL AND RUDDER.

## Other reports on N101PK (1)

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

- [Accident 20090419016239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090419016239A), Apr 19, 2009: Extra EA300 (N101PK), Santa Barbara, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On April 19, 2009, N101PK an Extra EA-300 was performing aerobatic maneuvers two miles off shore of el capitain state beach. At 1725 PST. N101PK was lost…

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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