# Accident 19861028075779A: Emair MA1, Hilo, HI, October 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1986, 09:15 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Airport: Keaau Duster
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 19.6906° N, 155.0809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6906&lon=-155.0809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N306MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N306MA-2013-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Murrayair MA-1 (registry code 6070102, https://openairdocs.org/model/murrayair-ma-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMAIR MA1
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182056AM1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,558 total, 840 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DJA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DJA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861028075779A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WASHED EXCESS OIL FROM THE SIDE OF AIRRAFT WITH FUEL. FUMES IGNITED WITH ENGINE START.

## 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 LAX87DJA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DJA01), Oct 28, 1986: Murrayair MA-1 (N306MA), Hilo, HI, destroyed

## Other reports on N306MA (3)

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

- [Accident 19790110000629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790110000629A), Jan 10, 1979: Emair MA1 (N306MA), Keaau, HI, Substantial damage. Aircraft made a forced landing due to a cracked cylinder head.
- [Accident 19761216042409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761216042409A), Dec 16, 1976: Emair MA1 (N306MA), Keaau, HI, Substantial damage. Impeller shaft ball bearing assemblies disintegrated causing excessive play of impeller shaft.
- [Accident 19751208037689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751208037689A), Dec 8, 1975: Emair MA1 (N306MA), Hilo, HI, Substantial damage. Tenth load frm strip that morning. Dusting 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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