Event CEN25LA137

2025-03-26 Rusk, Texas, United States Airport · KJSO None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N7770J

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

JUST AIRCRAFT LLC HIGHLANDER

Year of manufacture

2024 · 1 years old at event

Engine

YAMAHA SIDEWINDER (200 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20250220

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AA8569

Registrant of record

HECKEL ROBERT

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N7770J Just Highlander None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that he was attempting to land with a crosswind, and upon touchdown, a gust of wind lifted the right wing. The pilot attempted to correct with full right aileron but was unsuccessful. The airplane’s left wing contacted the ground, and the airplane came to rest inverted resulting in substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the vertical stabilizer. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Crosswind-Ability to respond/compensate
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_CEN25LA137.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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