# Accident 19980909022919A: Emair MA1B, Lihue, HI, September 9, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1998, 08:04 local time
- Place: Lihue, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 21.9706° N, 159.3494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9706&lon=-159.3494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88932, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88932-2013-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Emroth-Emair MA-1B (registry code 3280103, https://openairdocs.org/model/emroth-emair-ma-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1300 series (registry code 67060, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMAIR MA1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980909022919A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1998, AT 0804 HOURS HAWAIIAN STANDARD TIME, AN EMROTH-EMAIR MA-1B, N88932, GROUND LOOPED WHILE LANDING IN A SUGAR CANE FIELD APPROXIMATLEY 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIHUE, HAWAII. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTIANED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE, AND THE COMMERICAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137, ORIGINATED AT AN UNSPECIFIED TIME AT THE LIHUE AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON A PAVED ROADWAY THAT RAN THROUGH A SUGAR CANE FIELD TO RELOAD THE AIRCRAFT WITH FERTILIZER. HE REPORTED THAT THE ROAD WAS ORIENTED EAST TO WEST, AND THAT HE WAS LANDING TOWARD THE WEST. AS THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT INTO THE FIELD. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE VERY LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THAT ON PREVIOUS FLIGHTS THAT DAY, HE HAD LANDED TO THE WEST AND TAKEN OFF TO THE EAST. HE DID NOT REPORT EXPERIENCING ANY MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT                                                                                                                                    (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #LAX98LA286

## 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 LAX98LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA286), Sep 9, 1998: Emroth-Emair MA-1B (N88932), Lihue, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing.

## Other reports on N88932 (1)

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

- [Accident 19891006039589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891006039589A), Oct 6, 1989: Emair MA1B (N88932), Hilo, HI, Substantial damage. Blew a tire on landing. Began veering off runway, hit the brakes to correct and nosed over. Tire was worn out.

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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