# NTSB Accident CEN13LA421
> **CESSNA 208B** · 2013-07-17 · Chicago, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13LA421
- **Event ID:** 20130719X52919
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-07-17
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.981388, -87.906669
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 11
- **Total aboard:** 11
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 208B
- **Registration:** N732MD
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The gate agent’s premature removal of the tailstand without confirming with the flight crew that it was safe to remove, which allowed the airplane to tilt backward when a passenger stood up and stepped toward the back of the airplane.

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