# Accident 19950617049579A: Harmon John M DOLPHIN, Pasorobles, CA, June 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1995, 08:52 local time
- Place: Pasorobles, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6095° N, 120.7596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6095&lon=-120.7596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89JH-1996-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harmon John M DOLPHIN (registry code 05645GN, https://openairdocs.org/model/harmon-john-m-dolphin) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950617049579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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 WAS FATALLY INJURED. PILOT DID NOT HOLD AN AIRMAN CERTIFICATE WITH INSTRUMENT RATING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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…

## Other reports on N89JH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [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.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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