What happened
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(-23) Aircraft was seen by tower to be taxiing to runway 3 at Flagstaff airport. The aircraft was not in contact with the tower, and the tower had to cancel another aircraft's takeoff clearance from runway 21 because of no radio contact with N82KR. The tower attempted to stop the aircraft from taking off by using light gun signals and radio communications, but had no success. As the aircraft began its take-off roll, it swerved and drifted off to the left, and appeared to be out of control. It left the runway and was able to get stopped just prior to reaching A6 runway turn-off. Initial report states the aircraft canopy flew open and the aircraft contacted runway light with the right hand wing as it left the runway. Minor damage to aircraft was reported.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN BY TOWER TO BE TAXIING TO RUNWAY 3 AT FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE TOWER, AND THE TOWER HAD TO CANCEL ANOTHER AIRCRAFT'S TAKEOFF CLEARANCE FROM RUNWAY 21 BECAUSE OF NO RADIO CONTACT WITH N82KR. THE TOWER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM TAKING OFF BY USING LIGHT GUN SIGNALS AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, BUT HAD NO SUCCESS. AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ITS TAKE-OFF ROLL, IT SWERVED AND DRIFTED OFF TO THE LEFT, AND APPEARED TO BE OUT OF CONTROL. IT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND WAS ABLE TO GET STOPPED JUST PRIOR TO REACHING A6 RUNWAY TURN-OFF. INITIAL REPORT STATES THE AIRCRAFT CANOPY FLEW OPEN AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE RIGHT HAND WING AS IT LEFT THE RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED.
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