# N563JA: 2023 Stoelting Wade B JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stoelting Wade B JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/stoelting-wade-b-just-acft-highlander) (registry code 05641Y5, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Yamaha APEX-998CC](https://openairdocs.org/engine/yamaha-apex-998cc) (registry code 80003)
- Serial number: JA563-8-19
- Year built: 2023
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Just Aircraft LLC HIGHLANDER
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 2024
- Certificate issued: July 28, 2023
- Expires: July 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A732D8
- Registered owner: [Stoelting Wade B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOELTING%20WADE%20B)
- Location: [Great Falls, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Great%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6318° N, 111.3289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59404, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=563JA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N563JA

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 (Stoelting Wade B JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Yamaha APEX-998CC)

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 WPR26LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA152), Apr 8, 2026: Just Highlander (N563JA), Great Falls, MT, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## 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 20260408004149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260408004149A), Apr 8, 2026: Stoelting Wade B JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (N563JA), Great Falls, MT, Substantial damage. Everything was normal for runup, takeoff, and flight. When coming in to land my approach was steep. I had to forward slip to get down and then straightened…

## 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 Stoelting Wade B JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/stoelting-wade-b-just-acft-highlander/aircraft.md
- The Yamaha APEX-998CC engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/yamaha-apex-998cc.md

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