# Accident 20250726021649A: Icon Aircraft Inc A5, Destin, FL, July 26, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2025, 12:57 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin Exec
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3836° N, 86.4870° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3836&lon=-86.4870&mi=10
- Aircraft: N594BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N594BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Icon A5 (registry code 06001A7, https://openairdocs.org/model/icon-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ISC series (registry code 55591, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912isc-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ICON AIRCRAFT INC A5
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ISC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 234 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA382) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250726021649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA25LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA382), Jul 26, 2025: Icon A5 (N594BA), Destin, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, and improper in-flight decision making which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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