Icon A5 N672BA
1 April 2017 · Key Largo, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 April 2017 at about 17:15 local time, a Icon A5 registered N672BA, operated by Icon Flight Center East, was involved in an accident near Key Largo, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Key Largo, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 25.3500, -80.3000
- Aircraft
- Icon A5
- Registration
- N672BA
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2016
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Icon Flight Center East
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Key Largo → Key Largo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA213
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the approach, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the amphibious airplane reported that, during a no-flap water landing, he noticed a higher descent rate than expected. He added that he applied full power to initiate a go-around but that the airplane landed hard on the water. The pilot and passenger egressed the airplane and were rescued without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that he believed the airplane encountered "a windshift/shear to a tailwind as [he] transitioned high to low for landing approach toward the [south-southwest]." A review of recorded data from the automated weather observation station located about 6 miles west of the accident site reported that, about 17 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 090° at 9 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Icon A5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2017 | Icon A5 | Lake Berryessa, California, United States | Icon Aircraft Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Nov 2017 | Icon A5 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jul 2019 | Icon A5 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | CG 422 LLC | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2019 | Icon A5 | Lake, Michigan, United States | Icon Aircraft Incorporated | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 2019 | Icon A5 | Chester, Connecticut, United States | Jet Mist Holdings Llc | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2020 | Icon A5 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2017 | Cessna 172S | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2017 | Piper PA28 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Feb 2017 | Cessna 152 | Bonifay, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 2017 | Cirrus SR22 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jun 2017 | Aero Commander 200D | Panama City, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2017 | Beechcraft B 60 | Duette, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |