# Accident 20170508006639A: Icon A5, Lake Berryessa, CA, May 8, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2017, 09:08 local time
- Place: Lake Berryessa, CA
- Airport: Lake Berryessa
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5403° N, 122.1428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5403&lon=-122.1428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N184BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N184BA-2017-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Icon A5 (registry code 06001A7, https://openairdocs.org/model/icon-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ICON A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170508006639A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MAY 8TH 2017 AN ICON A5 AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE NORTHERN SHORE OF LITTLE PORTUGUESE CANYON AT LAKE BERRYESSA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR17FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA101), May 8, 2017: Icon A5 (N184BA), Lake Berryessa, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's mistaken entry into a canyon surrounded by steep rising…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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