# Accident 20160807023979A: 2015 Brian Turner NORTHERN EXPLORER, Chickaloon, AK, August 7, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2016, 12:00 local time
- Place: Chickaloon, AK
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7250° N, 148.0692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7250&lon=-148.0692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N907BT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N907BT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brian Turner NORTHERN EXPLORER (registry code 05634NZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/brian-turner-northern-explorer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: 2015 BRIAN TURNER NORTHERN EXPLORER
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160807023979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STATED WHILE "BUZZING" A POTENTIAL LANDING STRIP, ON THE SECOND GO-AROUND AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED CABURATOR ICE AND HE MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A GRASSY/ROCKY KNOLL CAUSING LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT TERRAIN.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH LANDING GEAR LEGS, BOTH WINGS, ENGINE & PROP AND FORWARD LOWER FUSELAGE. PILOT MADE SATELLITE CALL FOR RESCUE VIA HELICOPTER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC16CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA056), Aug 8, 2016: Brian Turner Northern Explorer (N907BT), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted from the pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat.

## Other reports on N907BT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250905014489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250905014489A), Sep 5, 2025: Brian Turner NORTHERN EXPLORER (N907BT), Delta Junction, AK, Substantial damage. While attempting to land at an off-airport airstrip, the pilot struck a tree with the left wing of the aircraft on approach to the landing area

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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