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I know nothing about the plane except for the information that was linked to the story. I think it is interesting that the manufacturer promotes it as having an auto-like cockpit and dashboard. I'm going to go way out on a limb here and speculate that it might not be a good idea to design things to suggest an auto dashboard and controls. This could be inexperienced pilot related, could be new production model aircraft related (haven't got the kinks out of the new for 2018 models...), but I am wondering if there shouldn't be a critical subliminal influence of the familiar layout of a car's controls. Perhaps when things get hairy you react as if it was a car, and that may be the opposite of the action you should take knowing it is a plane. Jus' sayin'...

The NTSB Final Report of the 1st fatal accident involving this aircraft, which claimed the lives of two Icon employees. From a google earth view(and from the report)the pilot may have mistaken entrance into canyon -A- with -B-, when he realized it he attempted a left 180, but hit terrain.