# Accident 19951119037599A: Cessna 210J, Bellefontaine, OH, November 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1995, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bellefontaine, OH
- Airport: Bellefontaine Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3595° N, 83.7509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3595&lon=-83.7509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3328S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3328S-2012-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210J (registry code 2073439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210J
- Reported engine: CONT IO520J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 419 total, 39 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO96LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951119037599A

## Narrative

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

PULLED PROP THRU PRIOR START. ENGINE FIRED. AIRCRAFT HIT HANGAR PARKED AIRCRAFT. MAG SWITCH WAS ON RIGHT MAGNETO. (-23) THE PILOT STATES HE ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP THE PROPELLER. THE ENGINE STARTED AND BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD ON ITS OWN. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO A HANGAR AND INTO KING AIR, N5Y, WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. BOTH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS AND THAT THE MAG SWITCH WAS IN THE RIGHT MAG ONLY POSITION IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 BFO96LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA024), Nov 19, 1995: Cessna 210J (N3328S), Bellefontaine, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT UNKNOWNLY LEFT THE IGNITION SWITCH IN RIGHT MAGNETO-ONLY POSITION, WHILE MOVING THE PROPELLER BY HAND, WHICH ALLOWED AN INADVERTENT START OF THE ENGINE. THE WEAK BATTERY WAS A RELATED…

## Other reports on N3328S (1)

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

- [Accident 19750523012079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750523012079A), May 23, 1975: Cessna 210J (N3328S), Marlborough, MA, Substantial damage. T/d abt 1/3 dwn rwy,acft ballooned,bounced 3 times. Overran rwy entrd brush area and gulley.

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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