# NTSB Accident IAD98LA083
> **Maule M-5-235C** · 1998-07-23 · NEWBURG, ME, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD98LA083
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10612
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-23
- **Location:** NEWBURG, ME, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Maule
- **Model:** M-5-235C
- **Registration:** N5643V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.  Related factors were the long, wet, unmowed grass runway.

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