Daniel A Robinson HIGH 6 BERKUT 540 N976DR

Summary

On 20 January 2025 at about 13:30 local time, a Daniel A Robinson HIGH 6 BERKUT 540 registered N976DR was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 January 2025 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Orlando, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Exec (ORL)

Coordinates

28.5432, -81.3380

Aircraft

Daniel A Robinson HIGH 6 BERKUT 540

Registration

N976DR

Category

Airplane

Year built

2019

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA102

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to verify the canopy latches were in the locked position prior to takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that shortly after takeoff the canopy departed from the airplane. The pilot assessed that the propeller of the pusher-configured engine had been damaged based on the deceleration of the airplane and subsequently landed on the opposite direction runway without further incident. The airplane’s canopy was substantially damaged during the accident. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation, and that the accident could have been prevented by, “…verifying both canopy handles were in the locked position before takeoff.”

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.