NTSB CEN25LA118 — 2025-03-11 · Paonia, Colorado, United States

Current FAA registration · N45TW

Make / Model: JUST AIRCRAFT LLC JA30 SUPERSTOL
Year of manufacture: 2021 · 4 years old at event
Engine: YAMAHA ALL MDLS A/B
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20240223
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A57181

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N45TW Just Superstol None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain the airplane’s directional control during the takeoff roll.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that he taxied his tailwheel airplane onto the runway and locked the tailwheel. He slowly pushed the control stick forward, added power to bring the tail up, and the airplane started to drift to the left. By the time he was able to react, the left tire caught the edge of the runway, and the airplane drifted into a fence. The pilot stated that he was riding the left brake when power was applied and did not remove his foot fully off the brake before the takeoff roll. Both wings, fuselage, and the empennage sustained substantial damage. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_CEN25LA118.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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