# Accident 19761216042409A: Emair MA1, Keaau, HI, December 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1976
- Place: Keaau, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 19.6235° N, 155.0482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keaau, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6235&lon=-155.0482&mi=10
- Aircraft: N306MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N306MA-2013-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Murrayair MA-1 (registry code 6070102, https://openairdocs.org/model/murrayair-ma-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMAIR MA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK7MDJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7MDJA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761216042409A

## Narrative

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

IMPELLER SHAFT BALL BEARING ASSEMBLIES DISINTEGRATED CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY OF IMPELLER SHAFT.

## 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 OAK7MDJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7MDJA03), Dec 16, 1976: Murrayair MA-1 (N306MA), Keaau, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N306MA (3)

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

- [Accident 19861028075779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861028075779A), Oct 28, 1986: Emair MA1 (N306MA), Hilo, HI, Destroyed. Pilot washed excess oil from the side of airraft with fuel. Fumes ignited with engine start.
- [Accident 19790110000629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790110000629A), Jan 10, 1979: Emair MA1 (N306MA), Keaau, HI, Substantial damage. Aircraft made a forced landing due to a cracked cylinder head.
- [Accident 19751208037689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751208037689A), Dec 8, 1975: Emair MA1 (N306MA), Hilo, HI, Substantial damage. Tenth load frm strip that morning. Dusting sugar cane.

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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