# NTSB Accident SEA97FA188
> **Beech 1900C** · 1997-08-14 · SEATTLE, WA, USA · SERS
## 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.

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