SERS · Beech 1900C · 1997-08-14 · SEATTLE, WA, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA97FA188
Event ID
20001208X08740
Type
Accident
Date
1997-08-14
Location
SEATTLE, WA, USA
Coordinates
47.440849, -122.279953
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Beech
Model
1900C
Registration
N3172A
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A stall/mush condition resulting from an aft center of gravity which was inaccurately provided to the pilot-in-command by contractual cargo-loading personnel. Additional causes were overloading of the aircraft's landing gear and fuel leakage resulting in a post-crash fire. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's improper lowering of flaps in an aft CG situation and the inadequate company procedures for cargo loading.