# NTSB OAK79DJA02: Murrayair MA-1B, N1015Y, Maui, HI, October 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1978
- Place: Maui, HI · MAUI, HI
- Location: 20.7702° N, 156.2682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maui, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.7702&lon=-156.2682&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DJA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DJA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3091  78/10/14   MAUI,HI             MURRAYAIR MA-1B     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 19640
        TIME - 0740                    N1015Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 466 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLANTATION STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAUI,HI                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID 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 -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  800
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1015Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1015Y-2011-06-01), registration cancelled 2011-06-01, S/N 016, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MURRAYAIR MA-1B
- Registry model: [Emroth-Emair MA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/emroth-emair-ma-1) (registry code 3280101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plantation Strip

## 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 19781014034009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014034009A), Oct 14, 1978: Emair MA1, Maui, HI, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1015Y (1)

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 OAK76FJA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FJA08), Dec 9, 1975: Murrayair MA-1 (N1015Y), Hilo, 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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