# Accident 20260505004929A: Kucera Thomas TUNDRAIR KING, Palmer, AK, May 5, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2026, 19:50 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Picnic Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4034° N, 148.5955° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4034&lon=-148.5955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62TK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62TK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kucera Thomas TUNDRAIR KING (registry code 9570434, https://openairdocs.org/model/kucera-thomas-tundrair-king) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KUCERA THOMAS TUNDRAIR KING
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 276 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260505004929A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PICNIC STRIP, HEADING EAST (HEADING 110) AND REACHED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL BEFORE INITIATING A 30-DEGREE LEFT BANK TO HEADING 060 . A 20 TO 30 MPH CROSSWIND COMING FROM THE WEST (HEADING 315). STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT INCREASING THE BANK ANGLE TO APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ALTITUDE, LEADING TO THE LEFT WING IMPACTING THE GROUND. PIC IS CURRENT IN SEATTLE HOSPITAL, ADMENDENTS MAY BE MADE AFTER PIC RECOVERS FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED.

## 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 ANC26LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA037), May 6, 2026: Tundrair King (N62TK), Palmer, AK, destroyed, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N62TK (1)

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

- [Incident 20250301001009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250301001009I), Mar 1, 2025: Kucera Thomas TUNDRAIR KING (N62TK), Wasilla, AK, Minor damage. On March 1, 2025, approximately 1300 local time, during the first flight of the day, the PIC stated that he was traveling from lincoln village airpark, AK to…

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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