# Accident 20260421005149A: Cessna 150H, Espanola, NM, April 21, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2026, 16:30 local time
- Place: Espanola, NM
- Airport: Ohkay Owingeh
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0261° N, 106.0454° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0261&lon=-106.0454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6762S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6762S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 707 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260421005149A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/21/2026 AROUND 16:30 A CESSNA 150 CONVERTED TO TAIL WHEEL LANDING GEAR CONFIGURATION WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING ACCIDENT AT OHKAY OWINGEH (E14) AIRPORT NEW MEXICO.  AROUND 15:30 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KLAM WITH 1 PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER ON A PART 91 FLIGHT INTENDING TO DO SOME PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT E14.  PILOT SELECTED RWY 16 FOR A DOWNWIND LANDING.  AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN RWY 16 AND DECELERATED TO UNDER 10 KNOTS.  THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED TO INITIATE A TAKEOFF AND FLAPS WERE STILL DOWN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT WITH A GUST OF WIND.  PILOT REPORTED RIGHT WING LIFTING, AIRCRAFT WEATHER VANED INTO THE WIND, AND TAIL LIFTED.  THROTTLE, RUDDER AND AILERON INPUTS WERE NON EFFECTIVE.  TAIL CONTINUED TO LIFT AND THE PROP STARTED HITTING THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  NEITHER THE PILOT NOR PASSENGER REPORTED INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR26LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA168), Apr 21, 2026: Cessna 150H (N6762S), Española, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of of directional control during landing roll following an encounter with a dust devil.

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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