# Accident 19850826041199A: Emair MA1B, Pahala, HI, August 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1985, 09:30 local time
- Place: Pahala, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 19.1991° N, 155.4803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.1991&lon=-155.4803&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
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182022
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 71 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FJA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FJA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850826041199A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PULLED UP AFTER SPRAY RUN TO AVOID TREES. WOOD AND FABRIC CAME OFF AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT CRASHED AND 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 LAX85FJA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FJA06), Aug 26, 1985: Emroth Emair MA-1B (N1012Y), Pahala, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N1012Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19810128002059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810128002059A), Jan 28, 1981: Emair MA1B (N1012Y), Honokaa, HI, Substantial damage. Wind shift on landing. Unable to stop. Ground-looped off side of runway. Flipped over.

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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