# Incident 19881223056129I: Beech C99, Waterloo, IA, December 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1988, 18:10 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Waterloo Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GLBA
- Location: 42.5584° N, 92.4010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERLOO RGNL (ALO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5584&lon=-92.4010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6399X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A36
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881223056129I

## Narrative

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

PRE FLIGHT INSPECTION SHOWED OUTER LEFT GEAR WHEEL MISSING. PROBABLY DEPARTED AFTER LEAVING O HARE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

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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