# Incident 19851003055439I: Cessna 310N, Sioux Falls, SD, October 3, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1985, 21:30 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Airport: Joe Foss
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.5820° N, 96.7419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOE FOSS FLD (FSD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5820&lon=-96.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5034Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5034Q-2021-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 600 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851003055439I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI IN RAIN WITH GUSTY WINDS WINGTIP STRUCK PARKED HELICOPTER TAIL.

## Other reports on N5034Q (3)

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

- [Incident 19970313009449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970313009449I), Mar 13, 1997: Cessna 310N (N5034Q), Brookings, SD, Minor damage. Narrative: due to icing conditions in flight, the pilot asked center for vectors to the ILS 30 approach at bkx. Because of a strong tailwind, a circle to land…
- [Incident 19900321014529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900321014529I), Mar 21, 1990: Cessna 310N (N5034Q), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. Pilot stated wind gust weather vaned aircraft around. Propeller hit taxi light. Wet taxiway affected control.
- [Incident 19840420020919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840420020919I), Apr 20, 1984: Cessna 310N (N5034Q), Vivian, SD. Lost electric power en route. Returned safely. Alternator failure also caused voltage regulator malfunction.

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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