# NTSB MKC73FER14: Piaggio P-136, N201NA, Minneapolis, MN, August 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1972
- Place: Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FER14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3181  72/8/24    MINNEAPOLIS,MINN    PIAGGIO P-136       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 5530
        TIME - 0900                    N201NA              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 710 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINN ST PAUL INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEAPOLIS,MINN            MINNEAPOLIS,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N201NA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201NA-2018-01-11), registration cancelled 2018-01-11, S/N 236, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIAGGIO P-136
- Registry model: [Piaggio P.136-L2](https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-p-136-l2) (registry code 6960106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (registry code 41529, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Minn St Paul Int

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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