Just SUPERSTOL N339PW

Summary

On 5 November 2020 at about 20:30 local time, a Just SUPERSTOL registered N339PW was involved in an accident near Edgard, Louisiana, United States. One person was 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.

Date

5 November 2020 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Edgard, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

30.0340, -90.5540

Aircraft

Just SUPERSTOL

Registration

N339PW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Orleans → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA045

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined with the available information.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings when the engine lost power while the airplane was on final approach, at an altitude of about 150 ft above the ground. The pilot was able to restore engine power, but it was “too late to slow [the] descent” and avoid a hard landing. The right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot noted the importance of maintaining airspeed “even in [an] emergency engine failure”. A postaccident examination revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operations. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined with the available information.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.