Just HIGHLANDER accident near Bennington, OK
On July 18, 2022, a Just HIGHLANDER (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bennington, OK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 18, 2022
- Place
- Bennington, OK
- Aircraft
- Just HIGHLANDER · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.850°N, 95.759°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220718105508
Official records · CEN22LA321
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 17, 2022, about 2000 central daylight time, an experimental Just Highlander, N7514N, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Bennington, Oklahoma. The pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the family members of the two occupants, the purpose of the local area flight was to conduct low-level flight operations over and on the Red River. The Red River, mainly located in rural areas, flows from the west to the east and separates Oklahoma and Texas. The airplane departed from Jones Field Airport (F00), Bonham, Texas, around 1927. The pilot was seated in the left seat and the passenger, who was a student pilot, was seated in the right seat. The passenger texted a family member at 1928 that the airplane was airborne. The expected return time back to F00 was undetermined. After not hearing from either occupant, concerned family members initiated a search and found the wreckage around 0200 on July 18, 2022. The airplane came to rest on a remote island in the Red River, nose-down with the empennage in a near-vertical position. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. According to a family member, the accident likely occurred between 1930 and 2030, as the two occupants would not likely fly in night conditions. There were no known witnesses to the accident. A search did not reveal any flight track data for the accident flight. AIRCRAFT INFORMATIONThe airplane’s maintenance records (inclu
Probable cause
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
