# Incident 19781112019539I: Beech C35BEECH, Hemet, CA, November 12, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1978, 14:15 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7341&lon=-116.9968&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8973A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8973A-2014-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 2 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/19781112019539I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING IN FIELD AFTER ENGINE QUIT. ONE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY.

## Other reports on N8973A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070728018519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070728018519A), Jul 28, 2007: Beech C35BEECH (N8973A), Redlands, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot claims that another aircraft was taking off while he was landing. Pilot stated that he took action by retracting his landing gears and…

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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