# N488VG: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 9, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=488VG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N488VG

## Aircraft that carried N488VG

- [Cancelled 2022-06-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488VG-2022-06-09): Thiel George A JUST AIRCRAFT (HIGHL, S/N JA214-08-10, built 2013. First renewal notice. Owner: [Thiel George A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THIEL%20GEORGE%20A), [Des Moines, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Des%20Moines)

## NTSB investigations on N488VG (2)

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 WPR21LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA351), Sep 21, 2021: George A. Thiel Just Aircraft Highlander (N488VG), Monroe, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight malfunction of the throttle control pivot arm, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and the subsequent collision with terrain during the forced landing.
- [NTSB GAA19CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA034), Oct 12, 2018: Just Just Aircraft (Highl (N488VG), Monroe, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper engine modification and operation, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate approach path, which…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N488VG (2)

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 20210921016289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210921016289A), Sep 21, 2021: Thiel George A JUST AIRCRAFT (HIGHL (N488VG), Monre, WA, Substantial damage. PIC reduced power, desended to spot fish over the skykomish river near monroe, WA. When reapplying power, the engine did not respond. Forced landing on gravel…
- [Accident 20181012019859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181012019859A), Oct 12, 2018: Thiel George A JUST AIRCRAFT (HIGHL (N488VG), Monroe, WA, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted]Pilot was landing on a gravel/sand bar in the skykomish river in order to go fishing. He performed a normal approach to the landing area,…

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