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FAA accident report · Icon A5 · New Port Richey, FL · November 7, 2017

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Date
November 7, 2017 · 12:04 local
Place
New Port Richey, FL
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N922BA
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC18FA007
Reported as
Icon A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
704 total52 in this make and model
N922BARegistration cancelled Mar 20, 2018 · Icon A5S/N 00022 · Built 2017Airframe modelIcon A5Engine modelRotax 912 IS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On November 7, 2017, at 1204 EST an Icon Aircraft Inc., amphibious aircraft model A5, N922BA that is registered to N529PG LLC, impacted the water in the gulf of Mexico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substanially damaged and the certificated pilot sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated at a lake near the pilots home in odessa, Florida.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 7, 2017, AT 1204 EST AN ICON AIRCRAFT INC., AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT MODEL A5, N922BA THAT IS REGISTERED TO N529PG LLC, IMPACTED THE WATER IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A LAKE NEAR THE PILOTS HOME IN ODESSA, FLORIDA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC18FA007Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportClearwater, FLThe pilot's improper decision to perform aggressive, low-altitude maneuvers due to his impairment from the use of multiple psychoactive substances, which resulted in a loss of control.Nov 7, 2017 · Substantial damage