From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At 1512 LCL pilot departed rwy 11L at bjc and approx 200'-300' the passenger door/canopy opened causing part of the latch and canopy to depart the aircraft. The pilot declared an emergency and returned and landed without incident. Pieces of the canopy were recovered on the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 1512 LCL PILOT DEPARTED RWY 11L AT BJC AND APPROX 200'-300' THE PASSENGER DOOR/CANOPY OPENED CAUSING PART OF THE LATCH AND CANOPY TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PIECES OF THE CANOPY WERE RECOVERED ON THE RUNWAY.