# NTSB LAX78IA078: Cessna 402B, N98685, Phoenix, AZ, September 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1978
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78IA078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78IA078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0025  78/9/21    PHOENIX,AZ          CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4843
        TIME - 1545                    N98685              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 625 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX SKY HBR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  TUCSON,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LEFT WHEEL BEARING,P/N 07100,FAILED,WHEEL SEPARATED.LNDD WHEELS UP AFTER FUEL BURNOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N98685 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Hbr

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19780921034609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780921034609I), Sep 21, 1978: Cessna 402B, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft lost wheel on liftoff due to bearing failure cause undeterminded.

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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