[url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/sports/roy-halladay-dead-plane.html]Source[/url]
[quote]Roy Halladay, a retired pitcher who starred for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies, died on Tuesday when his plane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.The crash was reported to the Pasco County Sheriffs Office by a private resident at 12:06 p.m. Eastern, and when law enforcement arrived on the scene, the plane, an Icon A5 registered to Halladay, was upside down in shallow water.
After four hours of search and recovery, the Sheriff Chris Nocco reported that Halladay was the only victim of the crash.[/quote]
Holy shit, I met him. I have a signed shirt and ball by him. What a shame, he was only 40. My respects to his family.
Out of 7ish Icon A5s built, 3 have crashed this year alone. Bad plane or bad luck?
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;52866661]Out of 7ish Icon A5s built, 3 have crashed this year alone. Bad plane or bad luck?[/QUOTE]
The previous two were pilot error...
Obviously no word on this one yet.
not a fan of those aircraft. Interested to see what the NTSB pulls up
Philadelphia is hurting tonight. This is terrible.
RIP to one of the greatest to play the game.
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;52866661]Out of 7ish Icon A5s built, 3 have crashed this year alone. Bad plane or bad luck?[/QUOTE]
just plane bad luck
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;52866661]Out of 7ish Icon A5s built, 3 have crashed this year alone. Bad plane or bad luck?[/QUOTE]
Seeing how he crashed a seaplane into the ocean, I'm going to say pilot error.
Bizarre looking aircraft.
[IMG]https://www.flyingmag.com/sites/flyingmag.com/files/styles/1000_1x_/public/import/2015/sites/all/files/_images/201508/fly0915-icon-a5-008.jpg[/IMG]
[editline]7th November 2017[/editline]
Oh damn, it's a "flying car" concept.
[IMG]http://hanabi.autoweek.com/sites/default/files/styles/gen-738-415/public/front%20quarter%20wingfold%20hero%20shot.jpg[/IMG]
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