- Date
- October 31, 1978
- Place
- Honokaa, HI · HONOKAA, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N305MAMurrayair MA1B
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781031035889A
- Case key
- 143937
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3269 78/10/31 NR.HONOKAA,HI MURRAYAIR MA1B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 14072 TIME - 1030 N305MA PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 897 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PAAUHAU AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HONOKAA,HI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 70 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT 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 - 2060 REMARKS- AS ACFT LIFTED OFF WIND WENT CALM,ACFT HEAVILY LOADED,FERTILIZING SUGAR CANE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N305MA
- Reported as
- Murrayair MA1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Paauhau Airstrip
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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