# Accident 19870120000829A: Emair MA1B, Naalehu, HI, January 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1987, 12:50 local time
- Place: Naalehu, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 19.0696° N, 155.5693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.0696&lon=-155.5693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88896, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88896-1994-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Emroth-Emair MA-1B (registry code 3280103, https://openairdocs.org/model/emroth-emair-ma-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMAIR MA1B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DJA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870120000829A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND BOUNCED INTO TREES DURING A AG TURN AROUND FROM A SPRAY RUN.

## 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 LAX87DJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DJA03), Jan 20, 1987: Emroth Emair MA-1B (N88896), Naalehu, HI, destroyed

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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