Monday, July 06, 2026

Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee B, N386AB, accident occurred on July 4, 2026, at Forest Lake Airport (25D), Forest Lake, Minnesota

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N386AB

- History of Flight:
On July 4, 2026, at about 0945 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee B, N386AB, registered to Plane and Simple Leasing LLC, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Forest Lake Airport (25D), Forest Lake, Minnesota. The pilot was not injured. The local banner-tow flight originated at 0939.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft experiencing issues on climb, ditched the banner and made a forced landing ending up inverted in a wooded area."

ADS-B data shows that the airplane was doing touch-and-go(es) and the accident likely occurred during a second go-around attempt from runway 13.

- Weather:

METAR KANE 041345Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 22/19 A3003

METAR KANE 041445Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW026 23/19 A3004

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