Amended Report Says Pilot Left Speaker On Top Of Plane... Which Hit Prop
E-I-C Note: Please note the additional data furnished below, also in italics. This may or may not explain how the prop failed, but we have a hard time believing that a speaker stayed on top of the aircraft so long, through startup, water-taxi, the turn into the wind, and the like. And then, there's still the issue that arises from the fact that there have been a number of hull breaches and sinkings of Icon A5s... which create additional questions about the structural integrity of the airframe, the frequency at which these things have swamped or been sunk, and the composite construction employed in the airframe... more info to come.
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