# Accident 19781031035889A: Emair MA1, Honokaa, HI, October 31, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1978
- Place: Honokaa, HI
- Airport: Paauhau Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 20.0776° N, 155.4644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honokaa, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.0776&lon=-155.4644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N305MA-2013-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Emroth-Emair MA-1B (registry code 3280103, https://openairdocs.org/model/emroth-emair-ma-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C9GC&D series (registry code 67027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMAIR MA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,072 total, 897 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DJA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781031035889A

## Narrative

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

AS ACFT LIFTED OFF WIND WENT CALM,ACFT HEAVILY LOADED,FERTILIZINGAR CANE.

## 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 OAK79DJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DJA03), Oct 31, 1978: Murrayair MA1B (N305MA), Honokaa, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N305MA (1)

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

- [Accident 19771229040549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771229040549A), Dec 29, 1977: Emair MA1 (N305MA), Lihue, HI, Substantial damage. Fertilizing 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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