# Incident 19830202006219I: Cessna 340CESSNA, Rapid City, SD, February 2, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1983, 05:10 local time
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Airport: Regional
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0805° N, 103.2310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rapid City, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0805&lon=-103.2310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7841Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7841Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,421 total, 70 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830202006219I

## Narrative

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

FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT THEN WENT OUT. OIL SOAKED ASBESTOS FIRE SLEEVE ON CONTROL CABLE FELL INTO HOT EXHAUST.

## Other reports on N7841Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20241214020799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241214020799I), Dec 14, 2024: Cessna 340 (N7841Q), Lantana, FL, Minor damage. On 12/16/2024, upon inspection of the aircraft, it shows the aircraft is unairworthy condition and should have not been flown. The aircraft has corrosion,…

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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