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MKC86LA120

1986-05-29 · CORNING, Arkansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 4M9

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT WAS MAKING HIS SECOND FLT IN THIS ACFT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE FAILED TO LOCK THE COCKPIT CANOPY BEFORE START OF TAKEOFF ROLL. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE CANOPY OPENED AND SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. THE PLT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION FROM FLYING THE ACFT AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT ROLLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY AND NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MKC86LA120.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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