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| Date: | Saturday 31 March 1990 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Waco Classic Aircraft YMF-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Marathon Fuel Farm |
| Registration: | N89B |
| MSN: | F5006 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 376 hours |
| Engine model: | JACOBS R-755-B2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marathon, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KMTH) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED FULL LEFT AILERON FOR TAKEOFF IN A SLIGHT LEFT CROSSWIND. AS THE TAIL ROSE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY IN THE DIRECTION OF PARKED AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REDUCED THE THROTTLE SETTING TO IDLE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT HAD ONLY ABOUT 5 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN THIS TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA90LA098
History of this aircraft
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| 2 October 2005 | N89B | Private | 0 | Kensington, New Hampshire | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 12:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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