# NTSB LAX81DJA09: Emair MA-1B, N101MA, Hanamaulu, HI, May 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1981
- Place: Hanamaulu, HI · HANAMAULU, HI
- Location: 21.9970° N, 159.3471° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanamaulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9970&lon=-159.3471&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DJA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DJA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1131   81/5/4  NR.HANAMAULU,HI       EMAIR MA-1B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 16800
        TIME - 1015                    N101MA              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANAMAULU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIHUE,HI                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   30                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  400
        REMARKS- L MAIN GEAR STRUT FAILED AT LWR ATCH BOLT HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N101MA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101MA-1984-07-06), registration cancelled 1984-07-06, S/N 001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMAIR MA-1B
- Registry model: [Murrayair MA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/murrayair-ma-1) (registry code 6070102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hanamaulu

## 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 19810504022169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810504022169A), May 4, 1981: Emair MA1, Hanamaulu, HI, Substantial damage. Left landing gear collapsed on touchdown. Ran off runway and overturned. Cause collapse not reported.

## Other investigations on N101MA (4)

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 LAX83FJA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FJA05), Mar 24, 1983: Murrayair MA1B (N101MA), Nr Lihue Arpt, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB OAK78DJA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DJA10), May 31, 1978: Emair MA1B (N101MA), Keaau, HI, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK72FJA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FJA13), Jan 26, 1972: Murrayair MA-1 (N101MA), Barbers Pt, HI, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK71FJA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FJA08), Jan 8, 1971: Murrayair MA-1 (N101MA), Waipahu, HI, 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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