# NTSB ERA26LA292: Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LT, N330SB, Whitehouse, OH, August 4, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: August 4, 2026, 18:00 UTC
- Place: Whitehouse, OH · Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport
- Coordinates: 41.591514, -83.798735 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5915&lon=-83.7987&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 2026
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA292
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203543/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203543
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA292

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to ensure the canopy was properly locked before flight, which resulted in the canopy opening during takeoff.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Doors: passenger/crew doors](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01035210): Aircraft › Aircraft structures · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01035210/cases.md?model=70218DO), [All aircraft, 86 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01035210/cases.md)
- [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=70218DO), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Prior to flight: Preflight or dispatch event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/030); cases with it: [Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/030/sequence.md?model=70218DO), [All aircraft, 355 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/030/sequence.md)
- [Takeoff: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=70218DO), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that while completing his preflight checks of the airplane, he thought that he had closed and locked its canopy, though he did not push up after locking it as was his usual habit. Shortly after starting the takeoff roll for a local flight, the canopy opened and struck the airplane’s right wing, substantially damaging the canopy. The pilot immediately aborted the takeoff and taxied back to the ramp without further incident. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N330SB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N330SB), registered now, S/N LT031, built 2015 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA FLUGZEUGPRODUKTIONS-UND EA 300/LT
- Registry model: [Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LT](https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugproduktions-und-ea-300-lt) (registry code 70218DO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-580-b1a) (registry code 42403, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: LT031
- Year built: 2015
- Airframe hours: 340
- Engines: LYCOMING AEIO-580-B1A 315 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Sky Slammer, LLC
- Registered owner: Sky Slammer, LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, October 5, 2025, 32 hours before
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: TOL, Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express Airport, runway 25, 10,600 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review January 16, 2026; seat: rear; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 5,470 total, 36 in this make and model, 4,270 as pilot in command, 119 in the last 90 days, 32 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 30.08 inHg
- Observed at: TOL
- METAR: METAR KTOL 041752Z 18005KT 10SM CLR 27/14 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02670144 10267 20156 58011 $

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260804009009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260804009009A), Aug 4, 2026: Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LT, Swanton, OH, Substantial damage. On 08/04/2026 at 1350 EST [privacy data omitted] aborted a takeoff at Eugene f. Kranz Toledo Express airport (tol) located in Swanton. The airman stated the…

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 1, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203543. 4.6 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20842897&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA26LA292%206120_1_N330SB_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Memorandum for record - pilot email statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 98 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20843408&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA26LA292%20PILOT%20NARRATIVE%20MOR_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Investigative photographs (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 2.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20842763&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA26LA292%20EXAMINATION%20PHOTOGRAPHS-Rel.pdf

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.

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