# Accident 19740426011309A: Emair MA1, Uniontown, AL, April 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1974
- Place: Uniontown, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 32.4466° N, 87.4873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uniontown, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4466&lon=-87.4873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97063 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMAIR MA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,167 total, 40 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKJ52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740426011309A

## Narrative

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

HIT WIRE WHILE SPRAYING WHEAT WIRE CAUSED PROP GOVERNOR TO MOVE HI PITCH,PROP CTL LO PITCH.

## 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 MIA74DKJ52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ52), Apr 26, 1974: Murrayair MA-1 (N97063), Uniontown, AL, substantial damage

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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