# NTSB Accident DEN02LA020
> **Maule M-5-235C** · 2002-01-13 · Grand Junction, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN02LA020
- **Event ID:** 20020123X00098
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-01-13
- **Location:** Grand Junction, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.122222, -108.527778
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Maule
- **Model:** M-5-235C
- **Registration:** N382X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the failure of the tail wheel left steering cable.  A contributing factor was the pilot's loss of aircraft control (not possible) and the subsequent inadvertent ground loop.

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