# Accident 20190711009859A: Icon Aircraft Inc A5, Wheeling, IL, July 11, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2019, 20:30 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1347° N, 87.8917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1347&lon=-87.8917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83BA-2022-01-10) (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
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,406 total, 82 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190711009859A

## Narrative

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

N83BA DEPARTED EAGLE CREEK AIRPORT, IN (KEYE) FOR A VFR FLIGHT TO CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KPWK).  AT APPROXIMATELY 8:40 PM LOCAL, THE PILOT REPORTED TO KPWK TOWER THAT HE WAS OUT OF FUEL AND THAT THE ENGINE HAD STOPPED.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A FOREST PRESERVE APPROXIMATELY 1.4 NM NORTHEAST OF KPWK.

## 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 CEN19LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA220), Jul 12, 2019: Icon A5 (N83BA), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to operate the engine above its maximum continuous speed for most of the flight, which led to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

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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