Single-engine piston

N459BA

2018 ICON Aircraft A5

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2018
Serial
00070
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912 IS
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Icon A5 70 LLC (LLC)
Based
Shipshewana, IN
Registration record

N459BA on the FAA register

Type
2018 ICON Aircraft A5
Serial
00070
Engines
Rotax 912 IS
Registered owner
Icon A5 70 LLC
Shipshewana, IN
Certificate issued
2025-12-20
Airworthiness date
2018-12-10
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
A593A5
Mode S (octal)
51311645
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N459BA.
  • 2025-02-25
    Accident at Smithville, TN; damage: substantial.
  • 2018-12-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
Overview

About N459BA

N459BA is a 2018 ICON Aircraft A5, serial number 00070. The FAA register lists Icon A5 70 LLC as the registrant in Shipshewana, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 20, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912 IS engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is light sport category (airplane), dated December 10, 2018.

N459BA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-02-25 Accident · Smithville, TN Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA25LA135
Reported aircraft: ICON A5
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to retract the landing gear prior to landing in water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot s failure to use the manufacturer s provided checklist.
NTSB report ↗

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.