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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Needles, CA · July 6, 1990

Date: July 6, 1990 · 07:45 local
Place: Needles, CA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6868H
Reported as: Piper J3C65
Reported engine: Continental A658
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total25 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N6868HRegistered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 20082 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit at cruise altitude. Forced landing in a field.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD.

Other reports on N6868H · 1

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

Accident 19880630026339AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Rialto, CAEngine quit on local flight. Landed in strong crosswind on a road. Went off and nosed over. Intake manifold crackedJun 30, 1988 · Substantial damage