# Accident 19830324009989A: Emair MA1, Lihue, HI, March 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Lihue, HI
- Airport: Lihue
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 21.9697° N, 159.3496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9697&lon=-159.3496&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
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FJA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FJA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830324009989A

## Narrative

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

A TREE IMPACT SEPARATED THE RIGHT TOP WING WHILE PILOT WAS MAKING A COURSE REVERSAL ON A SPRAY RUN. AIRCRAFT BURNED

## 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 LAX83FJA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FJA05), Mar 24, 1983: Murrayair MA1B (N101MA), Nr Lihue Arpt, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N101MA (2)

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

- [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.
- [Accident 19780531014219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780531014219A), May 31, 1978: Emair MA1 (N101MA), Keaau, HI, Substantial damage. Left brake weak,acft fertilizing macadamian nuts

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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