NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW83LA177
Registry · N927BA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
ICON AIRCRAFT INC A5
Year of manufacture
2018
Engine
ROTAX 912 IS (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20180619
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ACD845
Registrant of record
FIVE STAR MARKETING INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THREE OBSERVERS ACCOMPANIED THE AIRCREW & OTHER PASSENGERS ON A FLT TO TRANSPORT SKYDIVERS ALOFT. PRIOR TO THE FLT, ALL 3 OF THE OBSERVERS WERE BRIEFED NOT TO EXIT THE ACFT UNTIL THE ENGINES WERE SECURED. HOWEVER, 1 OF THE 3 DISCUSSED THE NEED TO MOVE A CESSNA 172 AT THE COMPLETION OF THE FLT. AFTER RETURNING FROM THE FLT, THE AIRCREW STOPPED THE PLANE ON THE RAMP. WHILE THE ENGINES WERE STILL RUNNING, THE OCCUPANT THAT WANTED TO MOVE THE CESSNA EXITED THE ACFT. UNBEKNOWN TO HIM & THE PLT, THE OTHER 2 OCCUPANTS ALSO EXITED THE ACFT. ONE OF THEM WALKED INTO THE ARC OF THE LEFT PROPELLER & RECEIVED A FATAL HEAD INJURY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1983_FTW83LA177.txt.
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Contractor Report (CR)
DHC-6 Twin Otter Tailplane Airfoil Section Testing in the Ohio State University 7x10 Wind Tunnel
Ice contaminated tailplane stall (ICTS) has been found to be responsible for 16 accidents with 139 fatalities over the last three decades, and is suspected to have played a role in other accidents and…
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Reprint (Version printed in journal)
In-Flight Aerodynamic Measurements of an Iced Horizontal Tailplane
The effects of tailplane icing on aircraft dynamics and tailplane aerodynamics were investigated using, NASA's modified DHC-6 Twin Otter icing research aircraft.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Investigation of Dynamic Flight Maneuvers With an Iced Tailplane
A detailed analysis of two of the dynamic maneuvers, the pushover and elevator doublet, from the NASA/FAA Tailplane Icing Program are discussed.
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