# NTSB NYC78IA037: Beech 99, N339PL, Newark, NJ, March 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1978
- Place: Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78IA037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78IA037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0301  78/3/27    NEWARK,NJ           BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1052                    N339PL              PX-  0  0  5  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      32, 5500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWARK,NJ                   WILLIAMSPORT,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- INNER AND OUTER #2 LEFT INBOARD MAIN WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. WHEEL CAME OFF  DURING TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N339PL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Newark

## 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 19780327011359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780327011359I), Mar 27, 1978: Beech B99, Newark, NJ, Substantial damage. Crew advised that wheel fell off after liftoff. Landed safely. A wheel bearing had failed.

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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