# N89JH: Harmon John M DOLPHIN, registration cancelled 1996-03-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 2, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Harmon John M DOLPHIN](https://openairdocs.org/model/harmon-john-m-dolphin) (registry code 05645GN)
- Serial number: 001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 10, 1992
- Last registry action: December 20, 1995
- Mode S code: AC43CB
- Owner when cancelled: [Molatore Dennis J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOLATORE%20DENNIS%20J)
- Location: [Fresno, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fresno)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8241° N, 119.7627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93710, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89JH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=89JH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89JH-1996-03-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Harmon John M DOLPHIN: https://openairdocs.org/model/harmon-john-m-dolphin.md

## 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 LAX95LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA211), Jun 17, 1995: Harmon Dolphin (N89JH), Paso Robles, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, AND EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE…

## 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 19950617049579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950617049579A), Jun 17, 1995: N89JH, Pasorobles, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-16) On June 17, 1995, at 08:52 local, home-built aircraft in fog and low visibility impacted ground at high rate of descent. Aircraft was destroyed, occupant…
- [Incident 19940226006099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940226006099I), Feb 26, 1994: Doug DOLPHIN8 (N89JH), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Pilot saw another aircraft on final made a go around. Clipped branches with wing. No medical or pilot certificate.

## Other aircraft with N89JH

- [Cancelled 2018-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89JH-2018-04-18): Hiemstra John SWIFT, S/N 001, built 2000. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hiemstra John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIEMSTRA%20JOHN%20M), [Sherwood, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Sherwood)

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