- Date
- June 10, 1988, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Upland, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1AZBushby Mustang II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880610023889A
- Case key
- 25718
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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.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Window,canopy - separationCause
Analysis
During a pleasure flight, while flying s turns and lazy eights, the canopy suddenly separated from the airplane. The airplane was landed without further incident. The canopy was not recovered. The reason for the separation was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1AZ
- Reported as
- Bushby Mustang II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 495
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A28, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Brown, Raymond H.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 2, 1988
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 250 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.