Aug 27, 1994
Accident
Substantial CHESTERFIELD, MO
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause
the canopy lock pin design which allowed the pilot to receive a 'closed and locked' indication without the canopy lock pin being engaged. Factors were the pilots' intentional abort above rotation speed, the lack of developed takeoff and accelerate-stop distance performance data for the airplane in this flight regime.
NTSB CHI94LA288