Plane Crash List

Cessna 150 N7595U

24 January 1986 · Bancroft, Iowa, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 January 1986 at about 04:30 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N7595U, operated by Great Lakes Aviation, was involved in an accident near Bancroft, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 04:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Bancroft, Iowa, United States
Coordinates
43.2909, -94.2098
Aircraft
Cessna 150
Registration
N7595U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Great Lakes Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
St. James → Spencer
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
MKC86LA054

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT BECAME DISORIENTED ON A NIGHT, VFR FLT AND LANDED AT AN ARPT TO DETERMINE HIS LOCATION. THE UNATTENDED ARPT DID NOT HAVE A PHONE SO THE PLT TOOKOFF AGAIN ENROUTE TO HIS ORIGINAL DEST. HE BECAME DISORIENTED A SECOND TIME AND, BECAUSE THE ACFT WAS RUNNING LOW ON FUEL, HE DECIDED TO LAND IN A SNOW COVERED FIELD NEAR A SMALL TOWN. THE SNOW WAS DEEP AND CRUSTED AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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