# Gopalan Hariharan 4 PLACE

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05638SD
- Manufacturer (registry): GOPALAN HARIHARAN
- Model: 4 PLACE
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 4
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/gopalan-hariharan-4-place

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N108YZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N108YZ): [Gopalan Hariharan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOPALAN%20HARIHARAN), [Morrisville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Morrisville), built 2019, S/N 986

## 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 –…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Gordon Pickering 4 PLACE](https://openairdocs.org/model/gordon-pickering-4-place): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05639VS

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