# NTSB LAX81DJA05: Murrayair MA-1B, N1012Y, Honokaa, HI, January 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1981
- Place: Honokaa, HI · HONOKAA, HI
- Location: 20.0776° N, 155.4644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honokaa, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.0776&lon=-155.4644&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DJA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DJA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0157  81/1/28    HONOKAA,HI          MURRAYAIR MA-1B     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 8000
        TIME - 0945                    N1012Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAVILLIO STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOKAA,HI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           80                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC            PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED                        COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 25K.NO WIND INDICATOR AT FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1012Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1012Y-2002-05-13), registration cancelled 2002-05-13, S/N 013, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MURRAYAIR MA-1B
- Registry model: [Emroth-Emair MA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/emroth-emair-ma-1b) (registry code 3280103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pavillio Strip

## 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 19810128002059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810128002059A), Jan 28, 1981: Emair MA1B, Honokaa, HI, Substantial damage. Wind shift on landing. Unable to stop. Ground-looped off side of runway. Flipped over.

## Other investigations on N1012Y (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 LAX85FJA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FJA06), Aug 26, 1985: Emroth Emair MA-1B (N1012Y), Pahala, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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