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.
Pilot stated that during transition from take off climb to cruise the canopy opened. Pilot grabbed and held canopy down with one hand while flying with the other. Notified tower and flew low pattern to land. During landing aircraft lost air speed and started to porpoise. Aircraft endured hard landing causing substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT DURING TRANSITION FROM TAKE OFF CLIMB TO CRUISE THE CANOPY OPENED. PILOT GRABBED AND HELD CANOPY DOWN WITH ONE HAND WHILE FLYING WITH THE OTHER. NOTIFIED TOWER AND FLEW LOW PATTERN TO LAND. DURING LANDING AIRCRAFT LOST AIR SPEED AND STARTED TO PORPOISE. AIRCRAFT ENDURED HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.