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Aviation accident CEN26LA205
NONE · VANS RV4 · 2026-05-13 · Conroe, TX, USA
Event
- NTSB number
CEN26LA205
- Event ID
20260529203080
- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2026-05-13
- Location
- Conroe, TX, USA
- Coordinates
- 30.311876, -95.456055
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 2
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- VANS
- Model
- RV4
- Registration
- N292M
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to properly latch the canopy before flight, which led to the canopy opening shortly after takeoff.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown