# Accident 19931003037379A: Cessna 150G, Osceola, MO, October 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1993, 12:30 local time
- Place: Osceola, MO
- Airport: Osceola Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0396° N, 93.6908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0396&lon=-93.6908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4646X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4646X-1996-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 986 total, 944 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931003037379A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE MADE LOUD BANG AND QUIT NEAR AIRPORT. DITCHED IN LAKE. CYLINDER HAD FRACTURED AT PISTON PIN BOSS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI94LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA005), Oct 3, 1993: Cessna 150G (N4646X), Osceola, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FRACTURE OF THE NUMBER FOUR PISTON AT THE PISTON PIN BOSS. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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