# N108YZ: 2019 Gopalan Hariharan 4 PLACE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gopalan Hariharan 4 PLACE](https://openairdocs.org/model/gopalan-hariharan-4-place) (registry code 05638SD, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 986
- Year built: 2019
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 11, 2019
- Certificate issued: October 31, 2022
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A024AA
- Registered owner: [Gopalan Hariharan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOPALAN%20HARIHARAN)
- Location: [Morrisville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Morrisville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8576° N, 78.8271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27560, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=108YZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N108YZ

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Gopalan Hariharan 4 PLACE)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## 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 ERA23LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA278), Jun 25, 2023: Gopalan Hariharan 4 Place (N108YZ), Sanford, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind, which resulted in a nose over.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20230625007379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230625007379A), Jun 25, 2023: Gopalan Hariharan 4 PLACE (N108YZ), Sanford, NC, Substantial damage. According to pilot statement: "I was doing touch and go's at ktta on Sunday, June 25 around noon. The winds were favoring runway 03. I had gone around the…
- [Incident 20221006017219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221006017219I), Oct 6, 2022: Gopalan Hariharan 4 PLACE (N108YZ), Sanford, NC, Minor damage. Accordning to [privacy data omitted] testimony; "I was on the first cross country test flight in the bearhawk and planned a route from ktta – ksop – kscr –…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Gopalan Hariharan 4 PLACE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gopalan-hariharan-4-place/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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