# Accident 19810128002059A: Emair MA1B, Honokaa, HI, January 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1981, 09:45 local time
- Place: Honokaa, HI
- Airport: Paauilo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- 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: N1012Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1012Y-2002-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Emroth-Emair MA-1B (registry code 3280103, https://openairdocs.org/model/emroth-emair-ma-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMAIR MA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DJA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DJA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810128002059A

## Narrative

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

WIND SHIFT ON LANDING. UNABLE TO STOP. GROUND-LOOPED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 LAX81DJA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DJA05), Jan 28, 1981: Murrayair MA-1B (N1012Y), Honokaa, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1012Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19850826041199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850826041199A), Aug 26, 1985: Emair MA1B (N1012Y), Pahala, HI, Destroyed. Aircraft pulled up after spray run to avoid trees. Wood and fabric came off aircraft before it crashed and burned.

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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