# NTSB OAK79DJA09: Murrayair MA-1, N302MA, Waipahu, HI, March 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1979
- Place: Waipahu, HI · WAIPAHU, HI
- Location: 21.3849° N, 158.0110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waipahu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3849&lon=-158.0110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136969
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DJA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DJA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0741  79/3/31    WAIPAHU,HI          MURRAYAIR MA-1      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1000
        TIME - 1545                    N302MA              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRIP 22
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAIPAHU,HI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N302MA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302MA-1984-04-10), registration cancelled 1984-04-10, S/N 002 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Strip 22

## 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 19790331005949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790331005949A), Mar 31, 1979: Emair MA1, Waipahu, HI, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing. When he attempted to correct he got on the brakes and nosed over.

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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