# Accident 20190727012749A: Icon Aircraft Inc A5, Lake, MI, July 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2019, 13:20 local time
- Place: Lake, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7722° N, 84.9461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7722&lon=-84.9461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N663BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N663BA) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 120 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190727012749A

## Narrative

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

ON OR ABOUT JULY 27, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:20 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), AN ICON A5 AIRCRAFT, N663BA, REGISTERED TO ICON AIRCRAFT INC. AND OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT STRUCK A TREE WITH ITS RIGHT WING AND IMPACTED THE WATER OF LITTLEFIELD LAKE IN LAKE, MI.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES, SPECIFICALLY THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING A ?DEMO FLIGHT? FOR A CUSTOMER.

THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91, WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.  THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS AIR LIFTED TO A GRAND RAPIDS HOSPITAL.

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE WEATHER OBSERVATION AT MOUNT PLEASANT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MOP) AT 13:15 WAS:

WIND 220 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS GUSTING 20 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, CLOUDS 4,600 SCATTERED, TEMPERATURE 30 C, DEWPOINT 17 C, ALTIMETER SETTING 30.03.

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MUSKEGON COUNTY AIRPORT (MKG), IN MUSKEGON, MI AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 EDT.  THE WEATHER OBSERVATION AT MKG AT 12:55 EDT WAS:

WIND 200 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS GUSTING 29 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, CLOUDS 7,500 BROKEN AND 9,000 BROKEN, TEMPERATURE 26 C, DEWPOINT 18 C, ALTIMETER SETTING 30.06.

## 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 CEN19LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA242), Jul 27, 2019: Icon A5 (N663BA), Lake, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to operate the airplane in exceedance of the airplane manufacturer’s operating limitations, which led to an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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