# NTSB Accident CHI04LA213
> **Cessna 208B** · 2004-08-04 · Big Rapids, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04LA213
- **Event ID:** 20040901X01340
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-08-04
- **Location:** Big Rapids, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.722499, -85.504165
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 208B
- **Registration:** N1037N
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to verify that the cargo door was latched properly prior to flight and the subsequent in-flight opening of the door.  A contributing factor was the box which departed the cargo compartment and struck the horizontal stabilizer.

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