From the NTSB, copied from Avweb:

At about 1204 Eastern time, the airplane impacted open water in the Gulf of Mexico while maneuvering at low level. The private pilot sustained fatal injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual conditions prevailed.

Data recorded by various on-board systems included GPS altitude, groundspeed and heading. The airplane departed from a private lake about 1147. It climbed to 1909 feet on a northerly heading before turning west toward the coast, then descended to 36 feet and turned south. It flew on a southerly track past at 11 feet GPS altitude and 92 knots. The airplane then performed a right 360-degree turn while climbing to about 100 feet. The airplane continued on a southerly track, flying as close as 75 feet to beachfront homes. The last data point recovered showed the airplane at 200 feet, 87 knots and tracking 196 degrees.

A witness saw the airplane perform a climb to between 300 and 500 feet on a southerly heading before it turned and descended on an easterly heading in about a 45-degree nose-down attitude. He then saw the airplane impact the water and nose over.

The airplane came to rest in 4.5 feet of saltwater oriented to the south with the fuselage and wings inverted. The front fuselage and cockpit were highly fragmented. The empennage section separated from the airframe and came to rest forward of the wings in an inverted position. Numerous fragments were recovered within a 300-foot radius from the wreckage. All the flight controls and major components were located at the main wreckage site.

The pilot accepted delivery of the airplane on October 10, 2017. His logbook indicated a total of 703.9 flight hours, of which 51.8 hours were in an Icon A5 airplane, and 14.5 hours were in the accident airplane. Weather about 19 miles southeast of the accident site at 1153 included calm winds, visibility of 10 sm and clear skies.

Not very deep. A person would not need to know how to swim to help.

Whats wrong with the people buying these airplanes? Are these the new "doctor killers"?

Mark Y. wrote:Whats wrong with the people buying these airplanes? Are these the new "doctor killers"?

They might be taking over that role from the Cirrus.