# Accident 19781014034009A: Emair MA1, Maui, HI, October 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1978
- Place: Maui, HI
- Airport: Plantation Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 20.7702° N, 156.2682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maui, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.7702&lon=-156.2682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1015Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1015Y-2011-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Emroth-Emair MA-1 (registry code 3280101, https://openairdocs.org/model/emroth-emair-ma-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMAIR MA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,640 total, 467 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DJA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DJA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014034009A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK79DJA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DJA02), Oct 14, 1978: Murrayair MA-1B (N1015Y), Maui, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1015Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19751209037909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751209037909A), Dec 9, 1975: Emair MA1 (N1015Y), Hilo, HI, Substantial damage. Collided with 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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