# Accident 19821215067039A: Cessna 210, Defiance, OH, December 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1982, 18:40 local time
- Place: Defiance, OH
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.2810° N, 84.3594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2810&lon=-84.3594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N297EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N297EB-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821215067039A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES WHILE TRYING TO MAKE RUNWAY VISUALLY AFTER NDB APPROACH. FAILED TO USE PROPER IFR PROCEDURES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI83FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA059), Dec 15, 1982: Cessna T210 (N297EB), Defiance, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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