# N442DU: 2025 Droessler Justin G JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Droessler Justin G JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/droessler-justin-g-just-acft-highlander) (registry code 05641M7, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls) (registry code 55607)
- Serial number: JAESC00107
- Year built: 2025
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Just Aircraft LLC HIGHLANDER
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 2025
- Certificate issued: March 7, 2023
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A55269
- Registered owner: [Droessler Justin G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DROESSLER%20JUSTIN%20G)
- Location: [New Brighton, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/New%20Brighton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0805° N, 93.1921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55112, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=442DU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N442DU

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 (Droessler Justin G JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS)

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 CEN25LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA375), Sep 11, 2025: Just Highlander (N442DU), Forest Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a gusty crosswind landing.

## 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 20250911012529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250911012529A), Sep 11, 2025: Droessler Justin G JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (N442DU), Forest Lake, MN, Substantial damage. The PIC was performing his third phase one flight test of his amateur-built just aircraft highlander. Winds were out of the west at 8 knots, gusting to 15…

## 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 Droessler Justin G JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/droessler-justin-g-just-acft-highlander/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls.md

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