39.2073° N, 85.9220° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, IN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 28, 1980 · 09:15 local
Place
Columbus, IN
Airport
Bakalar Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JRAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N137JR
Reported as
Cessna 421
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,919 total74 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left main wheel came off after lift-off. Bearing failed due to lack of lubrication. 84 hours since packed .
As the FAA filed it
LEFT MAIN WHEEL CAME OFF AFTER LIFT-OFF. BEARING FAILED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. 84 HOURS SINCE PACKED .