- Date
- January 29, 1985, 14:20 local (Jan 30, 1985, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Paanilo, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9924MEmair MA-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850129002089A
- Case key
- 24535
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt initiated his 1st spray pass uphill with about a 5 to 10 kt quartering tail wind. While on the swath run, he noted the airspeed was decaying, so he aborted the pass by turning into the wind. However, this resulted in flying over more rapidly rising terrain. The plt applied full power & dumped his load, but the acft impacted in a cane field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9924M
- Reported as
- Emair MA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 024
- Engine
- Wright R-1820-202, 1,200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Murrayair, Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 19,700 total · 10,350 in this make and model · 130 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 1 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9924M · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.