# Accident 20230630016119A: Icon Aircraft Inc A5, Onamia, MN, June 30, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2023, 13:50 local time
- Place: Onamia, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1900° N, 93.7300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1900&lon=-93.7300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N239BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N239BA) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,266 total, 132 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230630016119A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT AND A FRIEND WERE FLYING TO THEIR CABINS IN SEPARATE AIRCRAFT AND DECIDED TO FLY LOW OVER LAKE MILLE LACS.  THE TWO AIRCRAFT MAINTAINED RADIO COMMUNICATION.  THE PIC OF THE SECOND PLANE WAS FLYING ABOUT 50-75’ ABOVE THE LAKE AND AT THE SEVEN O’CLOCK POSITION OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT. THE PIC OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT STATED THAT THE FIRST AIRCRAFT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN 50-75’. SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TWO AIRCRAFT WERE ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN ¼ TO ½ MILE AND SPEEDS WERE APPROXIMATELY 90-95 KNOTS. WHILE AT THIS ALTITUDE, THE PIC OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE SECOND AIRCRAFT VIA RADIO STATING THAT HE FOUND OUT HIS SON WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 169 AND WANTED TO FLY OVER HIS SON. THE TWO PILOTS AGREED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN FROM THEIR CURRENT POSITION TO HEAD TOWARDS THE ROAD.  THE PIC OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT BEGAN A CLIMBING LEFT TURN AT 95 KNOTS AND NOTICED A SPLASH WHILE IN THE TURN. THE PIC OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT RADIOED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT ASKING IF HE HAD LANDED WITH NO RESPONSE TWO TIMES.  THE PIC OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT LEVELED THE WINGS AND NOTICED A LARGE DEBRIS FIELD ON THE WATER.  THE PIC WAS FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.  THE PIC OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT DESCRIBED THE WATER AS HAVING 4-6” WAVES AND WIND TO BE APPROXIMATELY 300@6 KNOTS. DURING EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE, THE LEFT WING SHOWED DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH IMPACTING THE WATER AT A HIGH SPEED WHILE THE RIGHT WING HAD MINIMAL DAMAGE.  CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS COMPLETED, CYLINDERS HAD COMPRESSION AND MAGNETOS PROVIDED SPARK.

## 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 CEN23FA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA270), Jun 30, 2023: Icon A5 (N239BA), Onamia, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the water while flying at a low altitude.

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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