- Date
- August 26, 1985, 09:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pahala, HI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1012YEmroth Emair MA-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850826041199A
- Case key
- 24539
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses reported seeing pieces of wood and fabric coming off the acft during it's second swath run. At the end of the run, the acft climbed abruptly to clear trees after which it entered an uncontrolled descent to ground impact. The acft was destroyed by fire on impact with the terrain. Investigation disclosed a wing nose rib and a piece of fabric had separated from the acft and were located aprx 1225 ft upwind from the accident site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1012Y
- Reported as
- Emroth Emair MA-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 013
- Airframe hours
- 3,149
- Engine
- Wright R-1820-202A, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Murrayair, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 10, 1985 · 165 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
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 N1012Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.