# N257DR: Rowe Dennis A HIGHLANDER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rowe Dennis A HIGHLANDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/rowe-dennis-a-highlander) (registry code 05639S6, 2 seats)
- Serial number: JA257-01-12
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Just Aircraft LLC HIGHLANDER
- Certificate issued: November 13, 2020
- Expires: November 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A271DA
- Registered owner: [Rowe Dennis A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROWE%20DENNIS%20A)
- Location: [Vandergrift, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Vandergrift)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6413° N, 79.5494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15690, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=257DR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N257DR

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Rowe Dennis A HIGHLANDER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA21LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA182), Apr 10, 2021: Rowe Dennis A Highlander (N257DR), Bluefield, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in a gusty crosswind, which resulted in a ground loop.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20210410002399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210410002399A), Apr 10, 2021: Rowe Dennis A HIGHLANDER (N257DR), Bluefield, WV, Substantial damage. 4-10-21 Departed river hill airport PN46 at 9:03 am. Increasing south winds resulted in the decision to land at Mercer County blf. Winds favored runway 23 and…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Rowe Dennis A HIGHLANDER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rowe-dennis-a-highlander/aircraft.md

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