Single-engine piston

N563JA

2023 Homebuilt Just Acft Highlander

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2023
Serial
JA563-8-19
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Yamaha APEX 998CC
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Great Falls, MT
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Registration record

N563JA on the FAA register

Type
2023 Homebuilt Just Acft Highlander
Serial
JA563-8-19
Engines
Yamaha APEX 998CC
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Great Falls, MT
Certificate issued
2023-07-28
Airworthiness date
2024-11-06
Registration expires
2030-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A732D8
Mode S (octal)
51631330
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Just Aircraft Llc HIGHLANDER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-08
    Accident at Great Falls, MT; damage: substantial.
  • 2024-11-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2023-07-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N563JA.
Overview

About N563JA

N563JA is a 2023 Homebuilt Just Acft Highlander, serial number JA563-8-19. It is registered to an individual in Great Falls, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 28, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Yamaha APEX 998CC engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 6, 2024.

N563JA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-04-08 Accident · Great Falls, MT Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR26LA152
Reported aircraft: Just Aircraft Highlander
Preliminary report: On April 8, 2026, about 1106 mountain daylight time, an experimental amateur built Just Aircraft Highlander, N563JA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Great Falls, Montana. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that after he departed Great Falls International Airport (GTF), Great Falls, Montana, he intended to land on a private grass surface airstrip about 5.5 nautical miles to the southwest. While on the final approach to the grass airstrip, he applied right rudder pedal to enter a left wing low slip to perform a steep approach along with reducing the…
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Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.