# Accident 20251102020199A: Henry Steven J JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER, Delta, CO, November 2, 2025 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 2, 2025, 16:15 local time - Place: Delta, CO - Airport: Blake Field - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 38.7558° N, 108.1381° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7558&lon=-108.1381&mi=10 - Aircraft: N622SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N622SC) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Henry Steven J JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (registry code 056325W, https://openairdocs.org/model/henry-steven-j-just-acft-highlander) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Yamaha ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 80000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/yamaha-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: HENRY STEVEN J JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER - Reported engine: YAMAHA ALL MDLS A/B - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA032) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251102020199A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON 11/02/2025, A STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE FLYING A JUST AIRCRAFT HIGHLANDER JA501-12-16 BUSH PLANE WITH A REGISTRATION NUMBER OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS PLANE AND WAS GETTING FLIGHT TRAINING FROM A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) IN HIS NEW AIRCRAFT. BOTH PILOTS DEPARTED FROM THE DELTA BLAKE FIELD AIRPORT (KAJZ) AT APPROXIMATELY 14:30(L). THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS AN INTRODUCTION TO TAIL WHEEL FLYING FOR THE STUDENT PILOT. THE INSTRUCTOR PERFORMED THE TAKEOFF UNDER VFR AND CALM WIND CONDITIONS. THE INSTRUCTOR CLIMBED THE AIRCRAFT TO A SAFE ALTITUDE TO PERFORM FLIGHT MANEUVERS. AT ALTITUDE, THE STUDENT PERFORMED DUTCH ROLLS, SIDE SLIPS, STEEP TURNS, SLOW FLIGHT, AND OTHER BASIC MANEUVERS TO GET ACCUSTOMED TO FLYING THE AIRPLANE. AFTER AN HOUR OF FLIGHT MANEUVERS, THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT WITH THE INTENTION OF INTRODUCING TAIL WHEEL LANDINGS IN THE AIRCRAFT. AS THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO THE AIRPORT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN EXPERIENCING SOME ENGINE ROUGHNESS. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS AND PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TO THE AIRPORT BUT SHORTLY DECIDED TO DIVERT TOWARD WEST WINDS AIRPORT (D17) AS THIS AIRPORT WAS WITHIN EYESIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WERE WITHIN NORMAL OPERATING RANGES, BUT THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO HAVE PARTIAL POWER. A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE PROPELLER STOPPED BUT BOTH PILOTS NOTED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN WITH ALL NORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS. BOTH PILOTS NOTICED FLUID RUNNING ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING AND LOWER HALF OF THE LEFT WINDOW. THE INSTRUCTOR REALIZED THE AIRPLANE WAS UNABLE TO GLIDE TO WEST WINDS AIRPORT. THE INSTRUCTOR SURVEYED THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR A SUITABLE LANDING AREA, BUT THE GROUND WAS ROCKY, UNEVEN AND HAD MANY SMALL GULLIES. THE INSTRUCTOR SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AND ENGAGED FULL FLAPS WHILE FLARING TO REDUCE IMPACT. THE AIRPLANE’S WHEELS STRUCK THE TOP EDGE OF A GULLY AND DROPPED INTO THE APPROXIMATE 15-FOOT GULLY HITTING THE OPPOSITE WALL OF THE GULLY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN AGAINST THE GULLY WALL. BOTH PILOTS SUSTAINED INJURIES BUT WERE ABLE TO EXTRICATE THEMSELVES FROM THE AIRPLANE WITH THE HELP OF THE LOCAL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WHO SHOWED UP ON SCENE. PARAMEDICS ARRIVED A SHORT TIME LATER AND TRANSPORTED BOTH PILOTS TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. ## 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 CEN26LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA032), Nov 2, 2025: Just Highlander (N622SC), Delta, CO, substantial damage, investigation ongoing ## Other reports on N622SC (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20210726014769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210726014769I), Jul 26, 2021: Henry Steven J JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (N622SC), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. On July 26, 2021 while participating in the stol landing competition [privacy data omitted] held at the ultralight field. N622SC a just highlander experimental… 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. 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