What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 10/12/19 the pilot departed from woodward field airport camden, SC (kcdn). On takeoff the canopy came off the aircraft and the pilot stayed in the traffic pattern and landed back at kcdn. On 10/14/19 the pilot departed from kcdn without the canopy of the aircraft. The pilot was wearing a full face motorcycle helmet. He departed kcdn on the morning of 10/14/19 at aproximatly 10:40 local time. No one spoke with the pilot after departing kcdn. The aircraft was found not FAR from the end of the pilots home field, 84NC and was in an inverted position.
Based on the data received from the GPS in the aircraft the last data was received at 11:56 local time. This data indicated that the pilot appeared to fly a tighter traffic pattern than had been done on previous flights. The groundspeed from the GPS indicates 54 knots.
The accident may have been a stall/spin close to the ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10/12/19 THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM WOODWARD FIELD AIRPORT CAMDEN, SC (KCDN). ON TAKEOFF THE CANOPY CAME OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT STAYED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LANDED BACK AT KCDN. ON 10/14/19 THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM KCDN WITHOUT THE CANOPY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS WEARING A FULL FACE MOTORCYCLE HELMET. HE DEPARTED KCDN ON THE MORNING OF 10/14/19 AT APROXIMATLY 10:40 LOCAL TIME. NO ONE SPOKE WITH THE PILOT AFTER DEPARTING KCDN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND NOT FAR FROM THE END OF THE PILOTS HOME FIELD, 84NC AND WAS IN AN INVERTED POSITION.
BASED ON THE DATA RECEIVED FROM THE GPS IN THE AIRCRAFT THE LAST DATA WAS RECEIVED AT 11:56 LOCAL TIME. THIS DATA INDICATED THAT THE PILOT APPEARED TO FLY A TIGHTER TRAFFIC PATTERN THAN HAD BEEN DONE ON PREVIOUS FLIGHTS. THE GROUNDSPEED FROM THE GPS INDICATES 54 KNOTS.
THE ACCIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN A STALL/SPIN CLOSE TO THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.