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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