# NTSB OAK71FJA08: Murrayair MA-1, N101MA, Waipahu, HI, January 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1971
- Place: Waipahu, HI · WAIPAHU, HI
- Location: 21.3849° N, 158.0110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waipahu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3849&lon=-158.0110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FJA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FJA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0816   71/1/8    WAIPAHU,HAWAII      MURRAYAIR MA-1      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0915                    N101MA              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 35, 13220 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 212 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAIPAHU,HAWAII              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       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 - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  40                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- NR8 CYL EXH ROCKER BOX CRACKED,CAUSING EXH VALVE TO REMAIN CLOSED.SPRAYING SUGAR BEETS.
```

## Aircraft

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

## 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 LAX81DJA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DJA09), May 4, 1981: Emair MA-1B (N101MA), Hanamaulu, HI, substantial damage
- [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

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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