Murrayair MA-1 N97063

Summary

On 26 April 1974 at about 17:40 local time, a Murrayair MA-1 registered N97063, operated by Magolia Aviati, was involved in an accident during in flight near Uniontown, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 April 1974 at 17:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Uniontown, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Murrayair MA-1

Registration

N97063

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Magolia Aviati

Operating rule

Aerial Applicator

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

S → Local

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-1021

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

HIT WIRE WHILE SPRAYING WHEAT WIRE CAUSED PROP GOVERNOR TO MOVE HI PITCH, PROP CTL LO PITCH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.