Just HIGHLANDER N707KM
20 July 2024 · Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 July 2024 at about 22:21 local time, a Just HIGHLANDER registered N707KM was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wittman Rgnl (OSH)
- Coordinates
- 43.9844, -88.5570
- Aircraft
- Just HIGHLANDER
- Registration
- N707KM
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2024
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Valparaiso → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN24LA282
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The reported uncommanded retraction of the flaps while on short final for unknown reasons, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that when the airplane was on short final to land on a grass airstrip, close to the ground, the wing flaps retracted from 40° to 0° uncommanded, and the airplane started to sink. The pilot added engine power to arrest the descent; however, the airplane landed hard. The pilot taxied the airplane without further incident. A postlanding examination of the airframe revealed substantial damage to the fuselage on the right side. After the accident, the flaps were manipulated in and out of the fully extended flap position using the flap actuator handle. The flap controls were continuous and extended and retracted as designed. The flap actuator handle always remained secure in the detent. Investigators were unable to duplicate the uncommanded retraction of the flaps from 40° to 0°. There were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane or related systems that would have precluded normal operations.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Just HIGHLANDER accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2024 | Just HIGHLANDER | Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2024 | Just HIGHLANDER | Dolores, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Just HIGHLANDER | Brazos, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Just HIGHLANDER | Rusk, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2025 | Just HIGHLANDER | Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 2025 | Just HIGHLANDER | Delta, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2024 | Pitts S-2A | Stoughton, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2024 | Bell 206B | Cuba City, Wisconsin, United States | MF Helicopters LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2024 | Lancair ES | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Sep 2024 | Piper PA-28-140 | East Troy, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2024 | Diamond DA 42 NG | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | Phoenix East Aviation | No injuries | - |