Brian Turner NORTHERN EXPLORER N907BT
6 August 2025 · Delta Junction, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 August 2025 at about 04:00 local time, a Brian Turner NORTHERN EXPLORER registered N907BT was involved in an accident near Delta Junction, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 04:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Delta Junction, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 64.1100, -147.6800
- Aircraft
- Brian Turner NORTHERN EXPLORER
- Registration
- N907BT
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2015
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fairbanks → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC25LA106
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain obstacle clearance during landing, which resulted in an impact with trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he landed on an off-airport remote gravel airstrip surrounded by trees in a tailwheel-equipped airplane and the left wing struck a stand of trees during the landing rollout. The airplane turned left, and the right main landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brian Turner NORTHERN accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 2016 | Brian Turner NORTHERN EXPLORER | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2025 | Piper PA-18-150 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Blue River Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2025 | Piper PA-18-150 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2025 | Piper PA-18-150 | Willow, Alaska, United States | State of Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Piper PA-18-135 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 4 Jan 2025 | Gippsaero GA8 | Nightmute, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |