Cessna 150M accident near Old Monroe, Missouri, August 16, 1991
On August 16, 1991, a Cessna 150M, registered N2842V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Old Monroe, Missouri. It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE SEPARATION OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN ON WHICH A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 16, 1991
- Place
- Old Monroe, Missouri · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · all 150Ms on the register
- Registration
- N2842V · no longer on the register · serial 15076297
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE STUDENT PILOT AND CFI HAD PRACTICED MINIMUM CONTROLLABLE AIRSPEED AND WERE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN MOVEMENT OF THE THROTTLE FAILED TO ADJUST THE ENGINE POWER SETTING. ENGINE POWER DECREASED TO IDLE AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN AN OPEN DIRT FIELD. THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE DIRT AND COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED A SEPARATION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE AND ITS HOUSING.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,346 hours in all; 126 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 13 in the last 30 days; 1,201 as pilot in command; 815 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Kreve Avaition, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: SUS Chesterfield MO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N2842V the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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