# Accident 19990810046459A: Piper PA34200T, Chatham, MA, August 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1999, 10:45 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Chatham Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- 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: N31743, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31743-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990810046459A

## Narrative

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

(-23)CERTIFICATION FOR MULTI-ENGINE DATED DAY BEFORE INCIDENT. PILOT HAS ENFORCEMENT HISTORY, SEE ATTACHMENTS.  NARRATIVE: SEE PTRS #NE01199908577 AND STATEMENT TO NTSB ATTACHED.

## 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 NYC99LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA195), Aug 10, 1999: Piper PA-34-200T (N31743), Chatham, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N31743 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130524009209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130524009209A), May 24, 2013: Piper PA-34-200T (N31743), Ephratah, NY, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Summary: On Friday may 24, 2013, at about 1710 EDT, a 1978 Piper PA-34-200T seneca ii, was destroyed by an apparent in-flight breakup near johnstown, NY. The…
- [Incident 20070925830669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070925830669I), Sep 25, 2007: Piper PA34200T (N31743), Bridgeport, CT, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot taxied aircraft off of taxiway "alpha" and both propellers contacted two taxi lights at Sikorsky memorial airport prior to aircraft departure from…

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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