# Incident 20170526018969I: Piper PA-25-235, Palmer, AK, May 26, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2017, 13:20 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N386AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N386AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 172 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170526018969I

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY LANDING BETWEEN THE OLD GLENN & THE NEW GLENN ON THE KNIK RIVER. ANOTHER PILOT LANDED TO OFFER ASSISTANCE, PLANS ARE IN PLACE TO DELIVER FUEL TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N386AB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20260704008979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260704008979A), Jul 4, 2026: Piper PA-25-235 (N386AB), Forest Lake, MN, Substantial damage. The pilot was performing banner towing operations. They had conducted a normal takeoff and banner hook deployment. After successful banner hook, the aircraft…

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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