# Accident 19870813062649A: Emair MA1, Pahala, HI, August 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1987, 08:26 local time
- Place: Pahala, HI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 19.1996° 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=19.1996&lon=-155.4803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9924M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9924M-2002-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Emroth-Emair MA-1 (registry code 3280101, https://openairdocs.org/model/emroth-emair-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 R182022
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 364 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DJA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DJA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870813062649A

## Narrative

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

BOLT ON LEFT GEAR SCISSORS BROKE, CAUSING THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 LAX87DJA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DJA08), Aug 13, 1987: Emair MA-1B (N9924M), Pahala, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9924M (2)

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

- [Accident 19870911061329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870911061329A), Sep 11, 1987: Emair MA1 (N9924M), Paauilo, HI, Substantial damage. The engine lost power on takeoff. The aircraft landed in sugar cane. Main bearing found frozen to master rod.
- [Accident 19850129002089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850129002089A), Jan 29, 1985: Emair MA1B (N9924M), Paanilo, HI, Substantial damage. Unable to hold altitude spraying uphill downwind, turned away into rising terrain. Dumped load too late.

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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