# Robert Trembly JA20 HIGHLANDER

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05638JD
- Manufacturer (registry): ROBERT TREMBLY
- Model: JA20 HIGHLANDER
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-trembly-ja20-highlander

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA21LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA228), May 20, 2021: Robert Trembly JA20 Highlander (N743BT), Central City, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly secure the left wing fuel cap before flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20210520009609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210520009609A), May 20, 2021: Robert Trembly JA20 HIGHLANDER (N743BT), Central City, KY, Substantial damage. The pilot had planned a flight from kceu to kmtv with a planned fuel stop at kbwg. He stopped at bwg as planned and, according to the receipt, added 10.5…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Lane Wilson JA20 HIGHLANDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/lane-wilson-ja20-highlander): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05639RH
- [Vernon Goodrich JA20 HIGHLANDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/vernon-goodrich-ja20-highlander): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05641DL

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