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LAX88DUG04

1988-06-10 · UPLAND, California, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

N1AZ has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DASSAULT AVIATION FALCON 7X, built 2012), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_LAX88DUG04.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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