Emroth Emair MA-1B N1012Y

Summary

On 26 August 1985 at about 19:30 local time, a Emroth Emair MA-1B registered N1012Y was involved in an accident near Pahala, Hawaii, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 August 1985 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Pahala, Hawaii, United States

Coordinates

19.1991, -155.4803

Aircraft

Emroth Emair MA-1B

Registration

N1012Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX85FJA06

1 person died.

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

WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING PIECES OF WOOD AND FABRIC COMING OFF THE ACFT DURING IT'S SECOND SWATH RUN. AT THE END OF THE RUN, THE ACFT CLIMBED ABRUPTLY TO CLEAR TREES AFTER WHICH IT ENTERED AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT TO GROUND IMPACT. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE ON IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED A WING NOSE RIB AND A PIECE OF FABRIC HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT AND WERE LOCATED APRX 1225 FT UPWIND FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.