# NTSB Accident CHI97LA206
> **Piper PA-34-200** · 1997-07-05 · MACKINAC ISLAND, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA206
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08322
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-05
- **Location:** MACKINAC ISLAND, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.849132, -84.619583
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-34-200
- **Registration:** N56676
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.  Turbulence on short final was a related factor.

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