# Accident 20250905014489A: Brian Turner NORTHERN EXPLORER, Delta Junction, AK, September 5, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2025, 20:00 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.0567° N, 145.6924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta Junction, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0567&lon=-145.6924&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: BRIAN TURNER NORTHERN EXPLORER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,616 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250905014489A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N907BT (1)

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

- [Accident 20160807023979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160807023979A), Aug 7, 2016: 2015 Brian Turner NORTHERN EXPLORER (N907BT), Chickaloon, AK, Substantial damage. 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…

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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