# NTSB Accident CEN20FA022
> **Pilatus PC12** · 2019-11-30 · Chamberlain, SD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN20FA022
- **Event ID:** 20191130X65423
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-11-30
- **Location:** Chamberlain, SD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.765556, -99.337219
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 9
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 12
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Pilatus
- **Model:** PC12
- **Registration:** N56KJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of control shortly after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent, low-altitude aerodynamic stall.  Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper loading of the airplane, which resulted in reduced static longitudinal stability and his decision to depart into low instrument meteorological conditions.

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