20250726021649A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Icon A5 · Destin, FL · July 26, 2025

Date
July 26, 2025 · 12:57 local
Place
Destin, FL
Airport
Destin Exec
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N594BA
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA382
Reported as
Icon A5
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ISC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
234 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was on final for runway 32 at Destin (dts) when

The aircraft started running rough due to lack of fuel.

Pilot was forced to make a landing in the water.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 32 AT DESTIN (DTS) WHEN

THE AIRCRAFT STARTED RUNNING ROUGH DUE TO LACK OF FUEL.

PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE A LANDING IN THE WATER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.