# Incident 19900706035539I: Piper J3C65, Needles, CA, July 6, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1990, 07:45 local time
- Place: Needles, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8136° N, 114.6266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Needles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8136&lon=-114.6266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6868H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6868H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 25 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900706035539I

## Narrative

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

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 19880630026339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880630026339A), Jun 30, 1988: Piper J3C65 (N6868H), Rialto, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on local flight. Landed in strong crosswind on a road. Went off and nosed over. Intake manifold cracked

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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