# Incident 19850329026169I: Cessna 310Q, Rapild City, SD, March 29, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1985, 11:00 local time
- Place: Rapild City, SD
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7863Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7863Q-2009-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total, 800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850329026169I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN CIGARETTE LILGHTER CAUSED SMOKE IN CABIN. MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N7863Q (3)

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

- [Incident 19810915068569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810915068569I), Sep 15, 1981: Cessna 310Q (N7863Q), Great Bend, KS. Right engine rough. Shut down. Landed. Problem undetermined.
- [Incident 19800315038509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315038509I), Mar 15, 1980: Cessna 310Q (N7863Q), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. Attach bolts to nose gear steering bell crank broke. Nose gear could not center in wheel well. Idler arm broken.
- [Incident 19790215007039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790215007039I), Feb 15, 1979: Cessna 310Q (N7863Q), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. Loud noise under pilots feet after takeoff. Nose gear could not be extended fully. PN0842121-1 separated.

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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