# NTSB ANC26LA052: Timothy G Tarris Early Bird Jenny, N522VT, Lamar, CO, June 10, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: June 10, 2026, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Lamar, CO · on airport
- Coordinates: 38.068992, -102.68883
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0690&lon=-102.6888&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA052
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203182/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA052

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Timothy G Tarris EARLY BIRD JENNY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=05643LY), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N522VT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N522VT), registered now, S/N 3000-025, built 2026 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TIMOTHY G TARRIS EARLY BIRD JENNY
- Registry model: [Timothy G Tarris EARLY BIRD JENNY](https://openairdocs.org/model/timothy-g-tarris-early-bird-jenny) (registry code 05643LY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls) (registry code 55607, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 3000-025
- Year 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

## 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)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260610008749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260610008749A), Jun 10, 2026: Timothy G Tarris EARLY BIRD JENNY, Lamar, CO, Destroyed. Aircraft 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…

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.

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