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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · GILES G-300 · Oklahoma City, OK · September 18, 2005

Date: September 18, 2005 · 11:30 local
Place: Oklahoma City, OK
Airport: Clarence E Page Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N300NW
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05FA242
Reported as: GILESG300
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N300NWRegistration cancelled Apr 12, 2007 · Akro Tech GILES G-300S/N G-3001 · Built 1997 Airframe modelAkro Tech GILES G-300 Engine modelLycoming AEIO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During an acrobatic training flight, in a climb at approx. 2300' the canopy broke up and with no further radio or controls response from the pilot, the aircraft then slow rolled to the right and nosed over with engine still at climb power and impacted the ground at a 60 degree pitch attitude.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING AN ACROBATIC TRAINING FLIGHT, IN A CLIMB AT APPROX. 2300' THE CANOPY BROKE UP AND WITH NO FURTHER RADIO OR CONTROLS RESPONSE FROM THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLOW ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND NOSED OVER WITH ENGINE STILL AT CLIMB POWER AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A 60 DEGREE PITCH ATTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DFW05FA242Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportYukon, OKThe catastrophic separation of the canopy as result of the failure of the forward canopy hinge while performing aerobatics and the subsequent incapacitation of the pilot.Sep 18, 2005 · Destroyed