# NTSB Accident DEN08FA078
> **CESSNA P206** · 2008-04-19 · Mount Vernon, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN08FA078
- **Event ID:** 20080429X00561
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-04-19
- **Location:** Mount Vernon, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.069168, -93.885833
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** P206
- **Registration:** N2537X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing factors in this accident were the entanglement of the parachute in the elevator control system, reducing the pilot's ability to regain control.

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