ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372239
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| Date: | Friday 11 September 1987 |
| Time: | 06:44 LT |
| Type: | Emair MA-1-B |
| Owner/operator: | Murray Air Ltd. |
| Registration: | N9924M |
| MSN: | 024 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3553 hours |
| Engine model: | WRIGHT R-1820 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paauilo, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT, JUST AFTER TAKE OFF, THE PLT NOTED THAT THE ENGINE OIL TEMP WAS HIGH AND THAT BLUE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. UNABLE TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE CYLINDERS DISPLAYED SIGNS OF SCORING WITH METAL BUILD UP ON THE CYLINDER WALL. METAL PARTICLES WERE NOTED THROUGHOUT THE INTERNAL ENGINE AREA. THE MASTER ROD MAIN BEARING WAS FOUND FROZEN TO THE CRANKSHAFT JOURNAL AND WAS DISCOLORED DUE TO HEAT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX87DJA09
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 January 1985 | N9924M | Murrayair, Ltd. | 0 | Paanilo, HI | |
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| 13 August 1987 | N9924M | Murray Air Ltd. | 0 | Pahala, HI | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2024 15:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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