- Date
- July 27, 1987, 11:52 local (21:52 UTC)
- Place
- Pahala, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9919MEmair MA-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870727038969A
- Case key
- 25293
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
At the end of an aerial application flt, the plt reported that after approaching the arpt in a light rain, he failed to keep the acft centered on the rwy. The acft exited the rwy to the left where it collided with the terrain and nosed over. There were no mechanical failures or malfunctions reported by the plt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9919M
- Reported as
- Emair MA-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 034
- Engine
- Wright R-1820-202A, 1,200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Murray Air, Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1987 · 45 hours before
- Airport
- Upper Pahala
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 21,000 total · 400 in this make and model · 20,400 as pilot in command · 256 in the last 90 days · 90 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.