# N7770J: 2024 Robert James Heckel JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Robert James Heckel JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-james-heckel-just-acft-highlander) (registry code 05642XJ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Yamaha SIDEWINDER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/yamaha-sidewinder) (registry code 80002)
- Serial number: JA631-06-21
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Just Aircraft LLC HIGHLANDER
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 20, 2025
- Certificate issued: February 5, 2025
- Expires: February 29, 2032
- Mode S code: AA8569
- Registered owner: [Heckel Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HECKEL%20ROBERT)
- Location: [Frankston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Frankston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.0428° N, 95.5234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75763, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7770J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7770J

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 (Robert James Heckel JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Yamaha SIDEWINDER)

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 CEN25LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA137), Mar 26, 2025: Just Highlander (N7770J), Rusk, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

## 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 20250429013949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250429013949A), Apr 29, 2025: Robert James Heckel JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (N7770J), Substantial damage. Aircraft encountered a crosswind gust while landing, which resulted in the aircraft going inverted and landing inverted.

## 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 Robert James Heckel JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-james-heckel-just-acft-highlander/aircraft.md
- The Yamaha SIDEWINDER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/yamaha-sidewinder.md

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