# NTSB MKC70FDM26: Piaggio P136L1, N40026, White Br Lke, MN, May 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1970
- Place: White Br Lke, MN · WHITE BR LKE, MN
- Location: 45.0652° N, 93.0129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Bear Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0652&lon=-93.0129&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125990
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70FDM26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70FDM26

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0741  70/5/13    WHITE BR LKE,MINN   PIAGGIO P136L1      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N40026              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 53, 19500 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 623 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.PAUL,MINN                WHITE BR LKE,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40026](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40026-2012-11-15), registration cancelled 2012-11-15, S/N 217, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIAGGIO P136L1
- Registry model: [Piaggio P.136-L1](https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-p-136-l1) (registry code 6960104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N40026 (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 MKC69D0435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0435), Apr 12, 1969: Piaggio 136-L1 (N40026), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage

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.

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