# NTSB NYC71DFA16: Piaggio P136L1, N40029, Grand Isle, VT, September 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1970
- Place: Grand Isle, VT · GRAND ISLE, VT
- Location: 44.7225° N, 73.2924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7225&lon=-73.2924&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4008  70/9/12    GRAND ISLE,VT       PIAGGIO P136L1      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1792
        TIME - 1515                    N40029              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 328 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SWANTON,VT                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- ACFT ON STEP,STEEP L TURN MADE,L FLOAT HIT WATER-PLT RAISED L FLOAT,R FLOAT,WING TIP HIT WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40029](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40029), registered now, S/N 220 (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

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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