# Accident 20181022020549A: Taylor James K ZENITH 601 XL, Junction City, KS, October 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2018, 18:20 local time
- Place: Junction City, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0433° N, 96.8433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0433&lon=-96.8433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105JT-2019-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylor James K ZENITH 601 XL (registry code 056197Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylor-james-k-zenith-601-xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLOR JAMES K ZENITH 601 XL
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 15 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181022020549A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM 3JC, PILOT REALIZED THE CANOPY WAS NOT SECURED. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SECURE CANOPY WHILE MAINTAINING CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT.  PILOT MISMANAGED CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN CORNFIELD.

## 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 GAA19CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA037), Oct 22, 2018: Zenith CH601 (N105JT), Junction City, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to secure the canopy latch before takeoff, which resulted in the canopy opening in flight and the subsequent loss of airplane control.

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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