OAK72FJA13

NTSB accident investigation · Murrayair MA-1 · Barbers Pt, HI · January 26, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 26, 1972
Place
Barbers Pt, HI · BARBERS PT, HI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N101MAMurrayair MA-1
Status
Completed · report October 31, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165066

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0553  72/1/26    BARBERS PT,HAWAII   MURRAYAIR MA-1      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 9500
        TIME - 1045                    N101MA              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 530 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EWA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARBERS PT,HAWAII           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
         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 - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- NR 9 CYL HEAD FAILED. INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINED FOR SAFE ABORT. RAN INTO CANE FLD. HI TIME ENG.

Aircraft

Registration
N101MA
Reported as
Murrayair MA-1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ewa

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