# Accident 19780531014219A: Emair MA1, Keaau, HI, May 31, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1978
- Place: Keaau, HI
- Airport: Maunaloa Nut Corp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N101MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101MA-1984-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Murrayair MA-1 (registry code 6070102, https://openairdocs.org/model/murrayair-ma-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMAIR MA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,215 total, 550 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DJA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DJA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780531014219A

## Narrative

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

LEFT BRAKE WEAK,ACFT FERTILIZING MACADAMIAN NUTS

## 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 OAK78DJA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DJA10), May 31, 1978: Emair MA1B (N101MA), Keaau, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N101MA (2)

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

- [Accident 19830324009989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830324009989A), Mar 24, 1983: Emair MA1 (N101MA), Lihue, HI, Destroyed. A tree impact separated the right top wing while pilot was making a course reversal on a spray run. Aircraft burned
- [Accident 19810504022169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810504022169A), May 4, 1981: Emair MA1 (N101MA), Hanamaulu, HI, Substantial damage. Left landing gear collapsed on touchdown. Ran off runway and overturned. Cause collapse not reported.

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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