# Accident 19951205040009A: Emair MA1B, Pahala, HI, December 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1995, 12:30 local time
- Place: Pahala, HI
- Airport: Upper Paauau Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: DCCG
- Location: 19.2010° N, 155.4808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.2010&lon=-155.4808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88899, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88899-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Emroth-Emair MA-1B (registry code 3280103, https://openairdocs.org/model/emroth-emair-ma-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C9GC&D series (registry code 67027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMAIR MA1B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182099
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,115 total, 10,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951205040009A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIFT LANDING LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. ROLLED DOWN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 LAX96LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA064), Dec 5, 1995: Emroth Emair MA-1B (N88899), Pahala, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to adequately compensate for wind conditions, and to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing.

## Other reports on N88899 (1)

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

- [Incident 19901130052359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901130052359I), Nov 30, 1990: Emair MA1B (N88899), Hakalau, HI, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway and came to a stop inverted.

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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