Cessna 150M accident near Aurora, Missouri, March 2, 1993
On March 2, 1993 at about 3:45 pm local time, a Cessna 150M, registered N704RS, was substantially damaged in an accident near Aurora, Missouri (Aurora Memorial Municipal airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 2, 1993 · about 3:45 pm local time
- Place
- Aurora, Missouri · Aurora Memorial Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · all 150Ms on the register
- Registration
- N704RS · registry record · serial 15078819
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 18. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING STATION, 27 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED WINDS OF 140 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS, EIGHT MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
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: student
- Flight time: 56 hours in all; 56 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,546 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, April 14, 1992; 97 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ASG Springdale AR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 3,002 ft by 49 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 140° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 14,000 ft
- Temperature: 52°F (11°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:53 pm from SGF, 27 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Other NTSB records under N704RS the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI93LA108.