# Accident 19790315006079A: Emair MA1B, Ganado, TX, March 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ganado, TX
- Airport: Calaway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.0852° N, 96.5039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Calaway Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0852&lon=-96.5039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97064, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97064-2004-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Murrayair MA-1 (registry code 6070102, https://openairdocs.org/model/murrayair-ma-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C9GC&D series (registry code 67027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMAIR MA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790315006079A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED ACFT TO DRIFT TO EDGE OF RUNWAY DURING LEVEL OFF FOR CROSS WIND LANDING,STRUCK BRUSH PILE.

## 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 FTW79FRA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRA10), Mar 15, 1979: Murrayair MA-1B (N97064), Ganado, TX, 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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