# Accident 20260408004149A: Stoelting Wade B JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER, Great Falls, MT, April 8, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2026, 11:07 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3900° N, 111.3419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3900&lon=-111.3419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N563JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N563JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stoelting Wade B JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (registry code 05641Y5, https://openairdocs.org/model/stoelting-wade-b-just-acft-highlander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Yamaha APEX-998CC (registry code 80003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/yamaha-apex-998cc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOELTING WADE B JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER
- Reported engine: YAMAHA APEX 998CC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 77 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260408004149A

## Narrative

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

EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL FOR RUNUP, TAKEOFF, AND FLIGHT.

WHEN COMING IN TO LAND MY APPROACH WAS STEEP. I HAD TO FORWARD SLIP TO GET DOWN AND THEN STRAIGHTENED OUT.

I WAS GOING TO FAST SO I PULLED THE POWER AND THE ENGINE QUIT.

I WANTED TO GO AROUND BUT DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO RESTART WHILE FLOATING. I WAS STILL FAST UPON LANDING SO THE TAIL NEVER SETTLED. AS I WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES AND THEN THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 WPR26LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA152), Apr 8, 2026: Just Highlander (N563JA), Great Falls, MT, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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