# NTSB MIA74DKJ52: Murrayair MA-1, N97063, Uniontown, AL, April 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1974
- Place: Uniontown, AL · UNIONTOWN, AL
- Location: 32.4466° N, 87.4873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uniontown, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4466&lon=-87.4873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKJ52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1021  74/4/26    UNIONTOWN,ALA       MURRAYAIR MA-1      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1167
        TIME - 1740                    N97063              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNIONTOWN,ALA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  830                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  250                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- HIT WIRE WHILE SPRAYING WHEAT WIRE CAUSED PROP GOVERNOR TO MOVE HI PITCH,PROP CTL LO PITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N97063 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MURRAYAIR MA-1
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740426011309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740426011309A), Apr 26, 1974: Emair MA1, Uniontown, AL, Substantial damage. Hit wire while spraying wheat wire caused prop governor to move hi pitch,prop ctl lo pitch.

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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