Single-engine piston

N78BJ

2012 Homebuilt Just Acft Highlander

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
JA216-09-10
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Viking 110
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Laurel Hill, NC
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Registration record

N78BJ on the FAA register

Type
2012 Homebuilt Just Acft Highlander
Serial
JA216-09-10
Engines
Viking 110
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Laurel Hill, NC
Certificate issued
2018-04-04
Airworthiness date
2012-08-25
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AA8E4F
Mode S (octal)
52507117
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Just Aircraft Llc HIGHLANDER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-04-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N78BJ to the current registrant.
  • 2012-08-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2007-11-21
    N78BJ previously assigned to a Homebuilt Skybolt (s/n 100JT); cancelled.
Overview

About N78BJ

N78BJ is a 2012 Homebuilt Just Acft Highlander, serial number JA216-09-10. It is registered to an individual in Laurel Hill, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 4, 2018 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Viking 110 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 25, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78BJ. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-05-14 Accident · Sharpsburg, GA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ATL06LA079
Reported aircraft: Taylor Skybolt — a different aircraft that carried the N78BJ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while conducting aerobatic flight. Factors in the accident were the pilot's ostentatious display, and lack of recent and total experience in type of operation.

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.