# Incident 19800128019379I: Cessna 421, Columbus, IN, January 28, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1980, 09:15 local time
- Place: Columbus, IN
- Airport: Bakalar Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JRAA
- Location: 39.2073° N, 85.9220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2073&lon=-85.9220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N137JR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,919 total, 74 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800128019379I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEFT MAIN WHEEL CAME OFF AFTER LIFT-OFF. BEARING FAILED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. 84 HOURS SINCE PACKED .

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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