# NTSB ERA20WA032: ICP Ventura, Gecitkale, Türkiye, October 29, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 29, 2019, 10:35 local (10:35 UTC)
- Place: Gecitkale, Türkiye
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA20WA032
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100534/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20WA032

## Factual narrative

The government of Turkey has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a ICP Ventura ultralight that occurred on October 29, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Turkey's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Turkey.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: I-D446 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ICP Ventura
- Category: Ultralight
- Serial number: 18-02-62-0006R
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: LCGK, Gecitkale
- Destination: LCGK, Gecitkale
- Airport: LCGK

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.

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