# NTSB Accident NYC98LA109
> **Deberry MARQUART MA-5** · 1998-05-15 · WESTMINSTER, MD, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98LA109
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10177
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-15
- **Location:** WESTMINSTER, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.569297, -76.999183
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Deberry
- **Model:** MARQUART MA-5
- **Registration:** N83MC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of a fuel line fitting which led to an engine failure and fire.  A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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