# NTSB OAK76DJA18: Murrayair MA-1, N103MA, Pahala, HI, June 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1976
- Place: Pahala, HI · PAHALA, HI
- Location: 19.1992° N, 155.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pahala, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.1992&lon=-155.4773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DJA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DJA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1591  76/6/30    PAHALA,HI           MURRAYAIR MA-1      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2623
        TIME - 0806                    N103MA              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAHALA UPPER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAHALA,HI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: STACKS
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1825                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2500
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NR.7 EXHAUST PIPE FLANGE BROKE,HOLE BURNED IN NR.7 INTAKE PIPE. HIT ROCKS ON HILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N103MA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103MA-1976-08-06), registration cancelled 1976-08-06, S/N 003 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Pahala Upper

## 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 19760630017709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760630017709A), Jun 30, 1976: Emair MA1, Pahala, HI, Destroyed. Nr.7 exhaust pipe flange broke,hole burned in nr.7 intake pipe. Hit rocks on hill.

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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