# Harmon John M DOLPHIN

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05645GN
- Manufacturer (registry): HARMON JOHN M
- Model: DOLPHIN
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/harmon-john-m-dolphin

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

None registered with this model now.

## 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.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Rosario Gregory DOLPHIN](https://openairdocs.org/model/rosario-gregory-dolphin): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05645CT
- [Belt Jim DOLPHIN](https://openairdocs.org/model/belt-jim-dolphin): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05612RU
- [Owens Don DOLPHIN](https://openairdocs.org/model/owens-don-dolphin): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05645CU
- [Dieter Kenneth M DOLPHIN](https://openairdocs.org/model/dieter-kenneth-m-dolphin): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05645QE

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