Timothy G Tarris Early Bird Jenny N522VT accident, Lamar, CO, Jun 10, 2026 · NTSB ANC26LA052

Date: June 10, 2026, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
Place: Lamar, CO · on airport
Injuries: 1 serious
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N522VTTimothy G Tarris Early Bird Jenny
Defining event: Landing: Loss of control in flight
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Investigation ongoing
Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
Parties: FAA
FAA report: 20260610008749A
Case key: 203182

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Loss of control in flightLandingTimothy G Tarris EARLY BIRD JENNY: 1 case All aircraft: 5,002 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration: N522VT
Reported as: Timothy G Tarris Early Bird Jenny
Category: Airplane, amateur-built
Serial number: 3000-025
Built: 2026
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Personal · Part 91
Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
Last inspection: Condition · January 27, 2026 · 135 hours before
Departed: KAKO · Akron, CO
Destination: Same as departure
Airport: KLAA · Lamer
Equipment: Handheld GPS, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B

N522VTRegistered now · Timothy G Tarris EARLY BIRD JENNYS/N 3000-025 · Built 2026 Airframe modelTimothy G Tarris EARLY BIRD JENNY Engine modelRotax 912ULSReciprocating

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Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 250° at 10 knots, gusting 14
Visibility: 10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 99 °F, dew point 30 °F
Altimeter: 29.73 inHg
Observed at: KLAA
METAR: METAR KLAA 102053Z AUTO 25010G14KT 10SM CLR 37/M01 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP000 T03671006 56026=

FAA reports on this event · 1

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Accident 20260610008749ATimothy G Tarris Early Bird Jenny · Lamar, COAircraft was coming in for a landing on rwy 18 in Lamar co. aircraft briefly landed on rwy 18 but seemed to be having some sort of trouble. He then lifted off again and veered off to the left of rwy 18, got disoriented for a moment and when he looked up again…Jun 10, 2026 · N522VT · Destroyed