# Accident 20060402006249A: Justac HIGHLANDER, Walhalla, SC, April 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2006, 09:58 local time
- Place: Walhalla, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7250° N, 83.0850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7250&lon=-83.0850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9085N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9085N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Just HIGHLANDER (registry code 060002F, https://openairdocs.org/model/just-highlander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JUSTAC HIGHLANDER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX914
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,065 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060402006249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THE LONE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS AND FINALLY ENGINE FAILURE WHILE CLIMBING AFTER TAKEOFF. IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO LAND IN A LAKE NEAR THE TAKE OFF SITE THE PILOT CRASHED IN AN AREA NEAR A ROAD, (DUCK POND ROAD), SURROUNDED BY TALL TREES AND A TWO-WIRE POWER LINE. THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURY CONSISTING OF MULTIPLE FRACTURES AND BROKEN LEGS AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN WHICH HE WAS PLACED IN INTENSIVE CARE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ATL06LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA060), Apr 2, 2006: Just Highlander (N9085N), Walhalla, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot and owner/builders failure to determine the reason for partial loss of engine power resulting in loss of engine power due to fuel system contamination on a subsequent flight.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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