Icon A5 accident near Onamia, MN

On June 30, 2023, an Icon A5 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Onamia, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

June 30, 2023

Place

Onamia, MN

Aircraft

Icon A5 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

46.190°N, 93.730°W

NTSB ID

20230630192494

Official records · CEN23FA270

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 30, 2023, about 1349 central daylight time, an Icon A5 airplane, N239BA, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident on Mille Lacs Lake near Onamia, Minnesota. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to ADS-B data, the airplane originated from the Anoka County/Blaine Airport (ANE), Blaine, Minnesota, about 1300, and proceeded on a northerly course. The accident airplane climbed to about 2,500 ft above mean sea level (msl). The pilot of a second airplane, N268BA, reported that he joined up with the accident airplane about 1315 near Cambridge, Minnesota, for a pre-arranged formation flight. The flight of two then continued on a northwest course and at 1325 climbed to about 6,000 ft msl. Both flights then descended about 16 miles from the south shore of Mille Lacs Lake. The ADS-B data ended at 1347, about 6 miles from the accident site, and showed the accident airplane about 2,200 ft msl at the south shore of Mille Lacs Lake. According to the pilot of the second airplane, both pilots descended over the lake to about 50 to 75 ft above the surface of the water, with the accident airplane “a bit lower.” Both pilots were communicating with each other through onboard radios. The accident pilot’s son was driving on a road on the west shore of the lake communicating to the accident pilot via cellular telephone. The pilots agreed to fly closer to the west shore of the lake. The pilot of the second airplane initiated a climb and turned toward the west. In his per

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the water while flying at a low altitude.

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.