# Accident 20210921016289A: Thiel George A JUST AIRCRAFT (HIGHL, Monre, WA, September 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2021, 15:00 local time
- Place: Monre, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8400° N, 121.9799° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8400&lon=-121.9799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N488VG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488VG-2022-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thiel George A JUST AIRCRAFT (HIGHL (registry code 05632MA, https://openairdocs.org/model/thiel-george-a-just-aircraft-highl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300A (registry code 34804, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THIEL GEORGE A JUST AIRCRAFT (HIGHL
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210921016289A

## Narrative

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

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 BAR IN RIVER.

## 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 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.

## Other reports on N488VG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [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,…

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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