# Accident 19870727038969A: Emair MA1B, Pahala, HI, July 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1987, 11:52 local time
- Place: Pahala, HI
- Airport: Upper Paauau
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: DCCA
- Location: 19.2007° N, 155.4809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.2007&lon=-155.4809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9919M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9919M-2013-03-21) (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 R1820*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 256 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DJA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DJA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870727038969A

## Narrative

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

THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING. THE PILOTS VISION WAS OBSCURED BY RAIN

## 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 LAX87DJA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DJA07), Jul 27, 1987: Emair MA-1B (N9919M), Pahala, HI, substantial damage

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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