# NTSB Accident CEN12FA534
> **BEECH G18 - S** · 2012-08-11 · Taylorville, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12FA534
- **Event ID:** 20120811X45234
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-08-11
- **Location:** Taylorville, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.539722, -89.302223
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 12
- **Total aboard:** 13
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** G18 - S
- **Registration:** N697Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and use the appropriate flaps setting during sport-parachuting operations, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and a subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow company guidance by allowing more than four passengers in the door area during exit, which shifted the airplane’s center of gravity aft.

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