The NTSB has released its preliminary report regarding last week’s tragic Icon A5 crash that killed Icon Aircraft’s engineer fellow and chief test pilot Jon Karkow, who had been with the team for a decade, and the recently hired director of engineering Cagri Sever to whom Karkow was providing a familiarization flight in the A5.
NTSB Releases Preliminary Icon Accident Report
Key Takeaways:
- The NTSB has released a preliminary report on the fatal Icon A5 crash that killed Icon's chief test pilot Jon Karkow and director of engineering Cagri Sever during a familiarization flight.
- A witness observed the aircraft flying low over a lake into a cove, then pitching upward and turning left before the sound of impact.
- While the preliminary report suggests "controlled flight into terrain" as a possible cause, further investigation and examination of the wreckage are ongoing before a final conclusion is reached.
- Icon Aircraft's CEO expressed profound sorrow, mourning the loss of the two engineers whom he described as passionate "family members."
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