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| Date: | Wednesday 27 August 2025 |
| Time: | 14:01 MDT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas A-4N Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Top Aces Inc. |
| Registration: | C-FGYN |
| MSN: | 14483 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cold Lake Airport, AB (YOD/CYOD) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Cold Lake Airport, AB (YOD/CYOD) |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Top Aces McDonnell Douglas A-4N, was taking off from Cold Lake/Group Captain R.W. McNair (CYOD), AB. As the aircraft was accelerating through 100 knots, the pilot heard a popping noise and observed the canopy seal deflate and daylight becoming visible around the front section of the canopy. A takeoff abort was initiated. Moments later, the canopy departed from the aircraft. The aircraft taxied back to parking under its own power. The pilot was uninjured.
Subsequent inspection of the aircraft revealed damage to the left horizontal stabilizer, the engine and the spine of the aircraft.
Sources:
TSB A25W0111
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2025 14:33 | ASN | Added |
| 28-Sep-2025 14:34 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
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