# Accident 19890812028829A: Bolkms BO209150FF, Chatham, MA, August 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1989, 16:30 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: N209AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N209AA-1990-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 209 MONSUN (registry code 5626007, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bo-209-monsun) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BO209150FF
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,789 total, 1 in this make and model, 257 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890812028829A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW AND HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL STRUCK TREES AND A FENCE.

## 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 NYC89LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA194), Aug 12, 1989: MBB ME 209 (N209AA), Chatham, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE HAZE AND THE PILOT APPLIED POWER TOO LATE TO ARREST THE AIRPLANE'S SINK RATE.

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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