- Date
- June 25, 1985, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Rio Linda, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N84JRLeslie J. Royal VARI- EZE
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850625027899A
- Case key
- 24755
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
As the acft began its' climb, after takeoff, the canopy partially opened. The pilot lost control of the aircraft as he attempted to relatch the canopy. The acft turned off its previous flight path and collided with a parked acft and truck.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84JR
- Reported as
- Leslie J. Royal VARI- EZE
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 161
- Airframe hours
- 70
- Engine
- Lycoming 0320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Leslie J. Royal
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- Q94 · Rio Linda, CA
- Airport
- Q94 · Rio Linda, runway 2, 2,620 × 42 ft, asphalt
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 523 total · 16 in this make and model · 469 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCC, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.