# NTSB Accident SEA99LA023
> **Piper PA-34-200** · 1998-12-20 · BELLINGHAM, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA99LA023
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11635
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-12-20
- **Location:** BELLINGHAM, WA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-34-200
- **Registration:** CGHFD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A hard landing due to the pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate.  Factors include gusts and turbulence.

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