The Icon team out of Vacaville, California, suffered a tragic loss yesterday as two employees died in a crash on the shores of Lake Berryessa, where the company conducts water operations for its amphibious LSA, the A5. Lead engineer and chief test pilot Jon Karkow, and Cagri Sever, who recently joined the Icon team, were killed in the crash.
Icon Chief Test Pilot Killed in A5 Crash
Key Takeaways:
- Two Icon Aviation employees, lead engineer and chief test pilot Jon Karkow and recent team member Cagri Sever, died in an Icon A5 crash near Lake Berryessa.
- Jon Karkow was a highly experienced engineer and test pilot, instrumental in the design (spin-resistant, hydrodynamic) and first test flights of the A5, following 22 years at Scaled Composites.
- Icon Aviation is cooperating with NTSB and FAA investigators to determine the cause of the tragic accident.
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