# NTSB Accident MIA90LA098
> **WACO YMF-5** · 1990-03-31 · MARATHON, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA90LA098
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22778
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-03-31
- **Location:** MARATHON, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 24.709705, -81.080261
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** WACO
- **Model:** YMF-5
- **Registration:** N89B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE CROSSWIND, THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITION, AND HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.

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