Serious incident to the Extra EA300 registered F-HLIK on 01/08/2021 at Avignon-Caumont
Canopy blown off in flight during aerobatic manoeuvres
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After the acceleration and levelling off before starting the aerobatic manoeuvres, the passenger’s head struck the right section of the canopy. It is possible that this impact provoked or exacerbated damage that spread very rapidly causing the canopy to blow off.
The pilot and his passenger then divided up the flying and communication tasks to enable the flight to be rapidly aborted.