34.2098° N, 118.4900° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 25, 2023 · 13:10 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N515DR
Reported as
Ronneberg Dave Ronneberg Berkut
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
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.
Aircraft departed 16R and after gear retraction the forward canopy departed the aircraft. Post flight inspection noted both forward canopy attachment pins were still engaged in the fuselage latch. The damaged canopy was located on airport property just past the departure end of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 16R AND AFTER GEAR RETRACTION THE FORWARD CANOPY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION NOTED BOTH FORWARD CANOPY ATTACHMENT PINS WERE STILL ENGAGED IN THE FUSELAGE LATCH. THE DAMAGED CANOPY WAS LOCATED ON AIRPORT PROPERTY JUST PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.