# NTSB FTW79DPD03: Harmon 1, N7UN, Gainesville, TX, October 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1978
- Place: Gainesville, TX · GAINESVILLE, TX
- Location: 33.6386° N, 97.1484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6386&lon=-97.1484&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3205  78/10/15   GAINESVILLE,TX      HARMON 1            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 341
        TIME - 1600                    N7UN                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINESVILLE,TX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7UN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7UN-2013-05-06), registration cancelled 2013-05-06, S/N 1, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARMON 1
- Registry model: [Harmon MONOPLANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/harmon-monoplane) (registry code 0560806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gainesville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781015034949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015034949A), Oct 15, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Gainesville, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7UN (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 FTW75DPA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPA12), Oct 20, 1974: Harmon Monopl (N7UN), Sherman, TX, substantial damage

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.

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