# Accident 19851112056779A: Cessna 150M, Rainbow Lake, AK, November 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1985, 15:45 local time
- Place: Rainbow Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9115U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9115U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 80 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851112056779A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A FROZEN LAKE IN DEEP SNOW. NOSE GEAR BUCKLED AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ANC86LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA008), Nov 12, 1985: Cessna 150 (N9115U), Rainbow Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9115U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850730042689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850730042689I), Jul 30, 1985: Cessna 150M (N9115U), Anchorage, AK. ATC cleared aircraft for water landing. Wheel equipped aircraft made position report on base and landed on runway.

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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