# Accident 20240911012839A: Brian Deem JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER, Clarksdale, MS, September 11, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2024, 16:00 local time
- Place: Clarksdale, MS
- Airport: Fletcher Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2969° N, 90.5110° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2969&lon=-90.5110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91ZS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91ZS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brian Deem JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (registry code 05634GE, https://openairdocs.org/model/brian-deem-just-acft-highlander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRIAN DEEM JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,734 total, 706 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240911012839A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTING RUNWAY 18, KCKM, PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO WIND GUSTS.

## 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 CEN24LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA352), Sep 11, 2024: Just Highlander (N91ZS), Clarksdale, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.

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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