# Accident 19880212002329A: Piper PA24260, Chatham, MA, February 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1988, 21:10 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Chatham Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6883° N, 69.9897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHATHAM MUNI (CQX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6883&lon=-69.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9281P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9281P-1991-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880212002329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOW TIME NEW PRIVATE PILOT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AFTER TWO PRIOR ATTEMPTS TO LAND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC88LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA081), Feb 12, 1988: Piper PA-24-260 (N9281P), Chatham, MA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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