Aviation accident CEN19LA220

Name: aviation accident: ICON A5 near Wheeling (2019-07-12)
Start: 2019-07-12
Location: Wheeling, IL, USA

NONE · ICON A5 · 2019-07-12 · Wheeling, IL, USA

Event

NTSB number: CEN19LA220
Event ID: 20190712X24035
Type: Accident
Date: 2019-07-12
Location: Wheeling, IL, USA
Coordinates: 42.134723, -87.89167

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: ICON
Model: A5
Registration: N83BA
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DUSK
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to operate the engine above its maximum continuous speed for most of the flight, which led to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown