CHI85IA145

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna T210L · Peoria, IL · March 21, 1985

Incident · FatalIncident investigationFinal report

Date: March 21, 1985, 15:51 local (21:51 UTC)
Place: Peoria, IL
Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
Damage: No damage
Phase of flight: Enroute
Aircraft: N11KWCessna T210L
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19850321011299A
Case key: 12913

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Miscellaneous/otherCruise - normal

Relinquishing of control - inadvertentPilot in commandCause

Incapacitation(cardiovascular)Pilot in commandCause

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown

Flare - attemptedPassenger

Analysis

While in cruise flight the commercial rated pilot suffered a fatal heart attack. The non-rated passenger landed the aircraft safely.

Aircraft

Registration: N11KW
Reported as: Cessna T210L
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 21061111
Engine: Continental TSIO-520-H, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: No damage
Flight: Business · Part 91
Registered owner: F.R. Krabbe & Associates Corp.
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Departed: PWK · Wheeling, IL
Destination: SUS · St.Louis, MO
Airport: PIA · Greater Peoria

N11KWRegistration cancelled Jan 13, 2011 · Cessna T210LS/N 21061111 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna T210L Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 52
Certificate: Commercial
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land
Instrument ratings: Airplane
Medical: Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat: Left
Toxicology: Performed
Flight hours: 1,800 total

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 60° at 14 knots
Visibility: 15 statute miles
Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 27 °F
Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Observed at: PIA

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19850321011299ACessna T210L · Peoria, ILRuptured aneurysm caused death in flight. Non rated passenger landed safely with help from CFI familiar with T210L.Mar 21, 1985 · N11KW