What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 14, 2008 at 1706Z, a flight instructor and student pilot on a VFR instructional flight departed Mckinney airport (ATCT) in a zodiac 601 xli LSA aircraft, just finished maneuvers and entered straight and level flight when the canopy opened up on flight, aircraft entered a nose dive and impacted an open field and came to rest approximatly 12 miles east of the departure point. The aircraft is owned by privacy data omitted. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the flight instructor sustained serious injuries and the student sustained minor injuries. The flight instructor held a multi-engine airplane and instrument airplane instructor certificate. The student pilot held a private pilot certificate. The flight originated at ATCT on 08/14/2008 and was operating in the local area. There was no post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 14, 2008 AT 1706Z, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT ON A VFR INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED MCKINNEY AIRPORT (ATCT) IN A ZODIAC 601 XLI LSA AIRCRAFT, JUST FINISHED MANEUVERS AND ENTERED STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT WHEN THE CANOPY OPENED UP ON FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT ENTERED A NOSE DIVE AND IMPACTED AN OPEN FIELD AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATLY 12 MILES EAST OF THE DEPARTURE POINT. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE STUDENT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HELD A MULTI-ENGINE AIRPLANE AND INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE. THE STUDENT PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ATCT ON 08/14/2008 AND WAS OPERATING IN THE LOCAL AREA. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.