N838BA is a Icon Aircraft A5. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Rotax 912 IS rated at 100 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Fargo, ND. Its light-sport airworthiness certificate was issued in Sep 2019. It has been registered to its current owner since Apr 2023. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
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On June 3, 2020, about 1630 central daylight time, an ICON A5 amphibian airplane, N838BA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near the Sky Harbor Airport (DYT), Duluth, Minnesota. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
According to the pilot, he taxied downwind on the water for takeoff. When facing into the wind, he applied full power and about 5 seconds later, heard a "loud bang". He shut down the engine, climbed out, looked back, and saw that all 3 propeller blades were missing. At this point, the airplane started to sink. He and his passenger donned life jackets and evacuated the airplane.
Substantial damage was noted to the airplane's fuselage, including holes in the hull.
Several days later, the pilot recalled that before he taxied out, they washed the airplane. During the wash, he had placed a portable speaker on the top of the airplane to listen to some music while they worked. He did not recall putting the speaker away before departure. The pilot added, "that the speaker must have rolled over the engine compartment and into the propellers ..."
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board Investigator In Charge, the pilot stated that he has not since located the speaker.
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