# NTSB SEA69D0039: Piaggio P-136, N40041, Missoula, MT, July 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1968
- Place: Missoula, MT · MISSOULA, MT
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3530  68/7/10    MISSOULA,MONT       PIAGGIO P-136       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1445                    N40041              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      45, 6672 TOTAL HOURS, 8
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON-BELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N40041 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIAGGIO P-136
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Johnson-Bell

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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