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217WHISKEYMIKE SQ12 N217WM

20 September 2025 · McGrath, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 September 2025 at about 20:00 local time, a 217WHISKEYMIKE SQ12 registered N217WM, operated by Backcountry Adventures LLC, was involved in an accident near McGrath, Alaska, United States. One person was 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 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
McGrath, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
62.9542, -155.6498
Aircraft
217WHISKEYMIKE SQ12
Registration
N217WM
Category
Airplane
Year built
2023
Engines
1
Operator
Backcountry Adventures LLC
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC25LA111

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a hole in the tundra, which resulted in impact with terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll at a remote site, he was applying full engine power to taxi uphill. The airplane’s main landing gear wheels went into a low tundra hole and the airplane subsequently nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the left wing lift strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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