# Incident 19850830052189I: Cessna 310P, Mcallen, TX, August 30, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1985, 01:30 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Airport: Miller International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: XBDBC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850830052189I

## Narrative

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

DAMP AREA NEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AND UPHOLSTERY. FIRE AFTER ENGINE START GUTTED CABIN. BATTERY SWITCH LEFT ON.

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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