- Date
- August 29, 1983, 10:01 local (17:01 UTC)
- Place
- Jackson, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N83AXCatto Acro X
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830829044909A
- Case key
- 23838
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After takeoff the plt made a turn into the downwind leg. At about 500 ft AGL while the plt rocked the winged to friends on the ground, the canopy blew off & became lodged in the right wing's flying wires. The acft began to roll to the right& pitch upwards. The main right wing stalled & the acft became uncontrollable. The plt bailed out & his chute opened about 300 ft AGL. The plt later stated that he believes the canopy latch was not properly secured prior the takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83AX
- Reported as
- Catto Acro X
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- AX1
- Airframe hours
- 15
- Engine
- Rotax 503, 45 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Craig Catto
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 15, 1983 · 15 hours before
- Airport
- 070 · Westover Field, runway 1
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 415 total · 15 in this make and model · 374 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.