# N970SV: 2025 Scott Vincin JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER, registration cancelled 2025-08-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 26, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Scott Vincin JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/scott-vincin-just-acft-highlander) (registry code 05642XW)
- Engine: [Rotax 914ULS](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914uls) (registry code 55552)
- Serial number: JA720-04-24
- Year built: 2025
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Just Aircraft LLC HIGHLANDER
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 20, 2025
- Certificate issued: February 12, 2025
- Last registry action: June 5, 2025
- Mode S code: AD8549
- Owner when cancelled: [Vincin Scott](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VINCIN%20SCOTT)
- Location: [Mancos, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Mancos)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2706° N, 108.3296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81328, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N970SV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=970SV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N970SV-2025-08-26

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Scott Vincin JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER: https://openairdocs.org/model/scott-vincin-just-acft-highlander.md

## 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 CEN25LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA251), Jul 13, 2025: Scott Vincin Just Acft Highlander (N970SV), Mancos, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s reduced climb performance during takeoff in mountainous terrain, which resulted in the airplane’s inability to climb and impact with terrain.

## 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 20250713015519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250713015519A), Jul 13, 2025: Just Aircraft Highlander JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (N970SV), Mancos, CO, Substantial damage. On 07/13/2025, an ATP certificated pilot made a takeoff from a private airstrip 5 NM east of Mancos, Colorado. The pilot had made previous takeoffs and…

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