- Date
- December 29, 1977
- Place
- Lihue, HI · LIHUE, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N305MAEmair MA-1
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771229040549A
- Case key
- 144424
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3961 77/12/29 NR.LIHUE,HI EMAIR MA-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N305MA PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 34, 3975 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 240 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KAUAI,HI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3975 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- FERTILIZING SUGAR CANE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N305MA
- Reported as
- Emair MA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hanamaulu Strip
N305MARegistration cancelled Sep 27, 2013 · Emroth-Emair MA-1BAirframe modelEmroth-Emair MA-1BEngine modelWright C9GC&D series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N305MA · 1
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