Beech F33A accident near Kahoka, Missouri, July 10, 1993
On July 10, 1993 at about 1:30 am local time, a Beech F33A, registered N18RB, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kahoka, Missouri (Kahoka Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 5 people were 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'S PREMATURE LIFTOFF. THE SOFT RUNWAY CONDITION WAS A FACTOR.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 10, 1993 · about 1:30 am local time
- Place
- Kahoka, Missouri · Kahoka Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech F33A · all F33As on the register
- Registration
- N18RB · registry record · serial CE-461
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT COMMENCED TAKEOFF FROM A SOFT SOD STRIP. THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF, THEN TOUCHED DOWN, LOSING SPEED. THE PILOT ASSESSED THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY TO ABORT, FLEW THE AIRPLANE BEYOND A ROAD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SETTLED INTO A CULTIVATED FIELD.
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
What happened, in order
- OVERRUN during takeoff - initial climb
- ON GROUND/WATER ENCOUNTER WITH TERRAIN/WATER during takeoff
Pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land, none, APLN, none
- Flight time: 645 hours in all; 400 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 8 in the last 30 days; 566 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: class 3
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,309 hours
- Last inspection: type not recorded, November 23, 1992; 125 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-BA10B (piston); 0 hours total
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: MO05 at 1:30 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 1, 2,650 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 6,000 ft; not recorded at 6,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°C, dew point 0°C
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 4 |
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 docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site 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 CHI93LA261.