# Incident 19980807030459I: Piper J3C-65, Beaumont, CA, August 7, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1998, 12:00 local time
- Place: Beaumont, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9295° N, 116.9772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9295&lon=-116.9772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62065, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62065) (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 engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total, 6 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980807030459I

## Narrative

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

FLYING BANNING TO RIVERSIDE DRAIN PLUG DROPPED OUT OF FUEL TANK. LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD. REPLACED PLUG, AND REFUELED PLANE. DEPARTED FOR RIVERSIDE. NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, AIRCRAFT OR PERSONS. BEAUMONT POLICE MADE A REPORT AND STATED THEY NOTIFIED BANNING AIRPORT AND THE FAA.

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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