# NTSB FTW77DRJ21: Murrayair MA-1, N1020Y, Coushatta, LA, August 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1977
- Place: Coushatta, LA · COUSHATTA, LA
- Location: 32.0258° N, 93.3406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coushatta, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0258&lon=-93.3406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DRJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2198  77/8/26    COUSHATTA,LA        MURRAYAIR MA-1      CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0745                    N1020Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   25, 4930 TOTAL HOURS, 350
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COUSHATTA,LA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1020Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1020Y-2009-06-25), registration cancelled 2009-06-25, S/N 021, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MURRAYAIR MA-1
- Registry model: [Murrayair MA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/murrayair-ma-1) (registry code 6070102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Stuart

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770826027099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770826027099A), Aug 26, 1977: Emair MA1, Coushatta, LA, Substantial damage

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.

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