# Accident 20050811031499A: Agusta F260D, Redding, CA, August 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2005, 12:59 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Redding Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3500° N, 122.2833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3500&lon=-122.2833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402FD-2008-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta F.260D (registry code 0260402, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-f-260d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA F260D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050811031499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT CANOPY DEPARTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES EAST OF REDDING, CA. THE PILOT'S HELMET AND GEAR DEPARTED WITH THE CANOPY. THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LATCH FOR THE CANOPY WAS STILL LOCKED AND SAFETY WIRED AND GAVE NO INDICATION OF BEING LOOSE PRIOR TO FLIGHT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPORTED THE LEFT CANOPY RAIL WAS PULLED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT SIDE RAIL REMAINED INTACT. THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS CRUSHED INWARD OVER A 1 FOOT-SPAN. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS ALSO DAMAGED SIMILARLY IN THE AFT DIRECTION. THE CANOPY WAS NEVER FOUND FOR INSPECTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX05LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA266), Aug 11, 2005: Agusta SF 260D (N402FD), Redding, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the company maintenance personnel's failure to follow a prescribed canopy installation procedures.

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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