# Accident 19860123001109A: Cessna 150M, Bancroft, IA, January 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1986, 22:30 local time
- Place: Bancroft, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2909° N, 94.2098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2909&lon=-94.2098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7595U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7595U) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 64 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860123001109A

## Narrative

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

FLIPPED OVER AFTER LANDING IN A FIELD. LOST AND OFF COURSE DURING NIGHT FLIGHT. FUEL WAS LOW.

## 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 MKC86LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA054), Jan 24, 1986: Cessna 150 (N7595U), Bancroft, IA, substantial damage

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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