# Accident 20260908012859A: Cessna 150F, Weslaco, TX, September 8, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2026, 14:28 local time
- Place: Weslaco, TX
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2510° N, 98.0221° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2510&lon=-98.0221&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8061F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8061F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 12 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260908012859A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/08/2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 P.M. CST, A STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED MID VALLEY AIRPORT (TXW) FOR A LOCAL SOLO PRACTICE FLIGHT TO SOUTH TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EBG), WITH A PLANNED RETURN TO TXW.

APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES INTO THE PLANNED TRAINING, DURING THE FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14 AT TXW, THE STUDENT PILOT TRANSMITTED AN INBOUND RADIO CALL AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET MSL. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CALL, THE STUDENT PILOT FELT THE ENGINE SPUTTER AND EXPERIENCE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DUE TO SUSPECTED FUEL EXHAUSTION. PERCEIVING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING TOWARD A RESIDENTIAL AREA, THE PILOT MANEUVERED TOWARD AN OPEN, TILLED CROP FIELD TO EXECUTE A FORCED OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.

DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT’S NOSE GEAR STRUCK THE UNEVEN TERRAIN, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND COME TO REST INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF TXW, NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MILE 13 ½ ROAD NORTH AND NORTH MILE 6 ROAD.

ON-SCENE EMERGENCY RESPONSE WAS CONDUCTED IN COORDINATION WITH THE FAA AND NTSB. RESPONSE PERSONNEL, ALONG WITH LOCAL WESLACO FIRE DEPARTMENT FIREFIGHTERS AND DPS TROOPERS, RIGHTED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS LANDING GEAR UNDER FEDERAL AGENCY GUIDANCE. A POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF BOTH WING FUEL TANKS REVEALED NO OBSERVABLE FUEL IN EITHER TANK AND NO EVIDENCE OF RESIDUAL FUEL ON THE GROUND AT THE WRECKAGE SITE.

FINDINGS & STATUS: THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN26LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA314), Sep 8, 2026: Cessna 150F (N8061F), Weslaco, TX, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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