# Accident 20100829041949A: Holt Herber LONG EZ, Afton, WY, August 29, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2010, 09:30 local time
- Place: Afton, WY
- Airport: Afton Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7089° N, 110.9422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7089&lon=-110.9422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31939, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31939-2010-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holt Herbert L LONG EZ (registry code 05624TH, https://openairdocs.org/model/holt-herbert-l-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOLT HERBER LONG EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 475 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA437) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100829041949A

## Narrative

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

JUST AS THE AIRCAFT WAS ROTATING FOR TAKE OFF THE CANOPY POPPED OPEN. A CANVAS CANOPY COVER WAS SUCKED OUT OF THE COCKPIT AND STRUCK THE PROPELLER DAMAGING BOTH BLADES. THE PILOT REPORTED SEVERE VIBRATION AS HE ABORTED THE TAKE OFF. A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE AREA AND DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR10CA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA437), Aug 29, 2010: Holt Herbert L Long EZ (N31939), Afton, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to securely lock the canopy prior to takeoff, which allowed the contents of the cabin to exit the airplane and damage the propeller. Contributing to the severity of the damage was…

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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