# NTSB CHI68A0083: Cessna 210F, N1865F, Bellville, OH, March 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1968
- Place: Bellville, OH · BELLVILLE, OH
- Location: 40.6177° N, 82.5131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6177&lon=-82.5131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1301  68/3/20    BELLVILLE,OHIO      CESSNA 210F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 74, 663
        TIME - 1510                    N1865F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 265 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       54
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NON INST RATED PLT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK WHILE FLYING IN IFR CONDITIONS.AUTO PLT HEADING CNTRL ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1865F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1865F-1968-06-14), registration cancelled 1968-06-14, S/N 21058765, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210F
- Registry model: [Cessna 210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210f) (registry code 2073418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1865F (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 CHI67F0535](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0535), Mar 18, 1967: Cessna 210F (N1865F), Romeo, MI, substantial damage

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.

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