# Accident 20171107019089A: Icon Aircraft Inc A5, New Port Richey, FL, November 7, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2017, 12:04 local time
- Place: New Port Richey, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2183° N, 82.7694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2183&lon=-82.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N922BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N922BA-2018-03-20) (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 AIRCRAFT INC A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 704 total, 52 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171107019089A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC18FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18FA007), Nov 7, 2017: Icon A5 (N922BA), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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