# NTSB ERA25LA382: Icon A5, N594BA, Destin, FL, July 26, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 26, 2025, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC) - Place: Destin, FL - Coordinates: 30.383631, -86.487 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3836&lon=-86.4870&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 22, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 202660 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA25LA382 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202660/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202660 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA382 ## 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. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Planning/preparation: fuel planning](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Icon A5, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030/cases.md?model=06001A7), [All aircraft, 719 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Icon A5, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=06001A7), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Fluids: fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010): Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware · Fluid level (probable cause); cases with it: [Icon A5, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md?model=06001A7), [All aircraft, 1,695 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Prior to flight: Preflight or dispatch event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/030); cases with it: [Icon A5, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/030/sequence.md?model=06001A7), [All aircraft, 355 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/030/sequence.md) - [Enroute: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192) (defining event); cases with it: [Icon A5, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md?model=06001A7), [All aircraft, 804 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md) - [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Icon A5, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=06001A7), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he departed for a planned 1 hour flight with 8 gallons of fuel indicated on the fuel gauges, and that the airplane’s fuel consumption averaged 4 gallons per hour. About 1 hour into the flight, and approximately 10 miles from the destination, the engine began to sputter, followed shortly thereafter by a total loss of engine power. The pilot informed air traffic control that he was running out of fuel and made a forced landing in the water about 1 mile short of his destination, which resulted in substantial damage to airplane’s hull and engine pylon. The amphibious airplane was capable of water operations; however, the pilot did not hold a seaplane rating. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and attributed the loss of engine power to fuel exhaustion. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N594BA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N594BA), registered now, S/N 00134, built 2021 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ICON AIRCRAFT INC A5 - Registry model: [Icon A5](https://openairdocs.org/model/icon-a5) (registry code 06001A7) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ISC series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912isc-series) (registry code 55591, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 00134 - Year built: 2021 - Airframe hours: 332.4 - Engines: ROTAX 912ISC 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special); Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, May 6, 2025, 132 hours before - Departed: JKA, Gulf Shores, AL - Destination: DTS, Destin, FL - Airport: DTS, Destin Exec, runway 14, 5,001 × 32 ft - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Handheld GPS, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Airframe parachute, Angle of attack indicator ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; flight hours: 234 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 79 °F - Altimeter: 3015.00 inHg - Observed at: DTS - METAR: METAR KDTS 261753Z 16007KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A3015 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20250726021649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250726021649A), Jul 26, 2025: Icon Aircraft Inc A5, Destin, FL, Substantial damage. 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… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 22, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202660. 1.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 308 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20437704&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%206120%20form_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 102 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20367896&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%20Pilot%20Interview%20-%20PDF_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record - telephone interview, pilot, FAA (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 135 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20388805&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20Interview%20-%20FAA%20printed_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photos (item 4, PDF, 5 pages, 4 photos, 613 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20382965&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20PDF-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.