# N488VG: 2013 Thiel George A JUST AIRCRAFT (HIGHL, registration cancelled 2022-06-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 9, 2022
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Thiel George A JUST AIRCRAFT (HIGHL](https://openairdocs.org/model/thiel-george-a-just-aircraft-highl) (registry code 05632MA)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (registry code 34804)
- Serial number: JA214-08-10
- Year built: 2013
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Just Aircraft LLC HIGHLANDER
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 5, 2013
- Certificate issued: September 9, 2016
- Last registry action: April 24, 2019
- Mode S code: A60833
- Owner when cancelled: [Thiel George A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THIEL%20GEORGE%20A)
- Location: [Des Moines, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Des%20Moines)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.3913° N, 122.3150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98198, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N488VG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=488VG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488VG-2022-06-09

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Thiel George A JUST AIRCRAFT (HIGHL: https://openairdocs.org/model/thiel-george-a-just-aircraft-highl.md

## NTSB investigations (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 (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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