# NTSB WPR26LA150: Cessna 150G, N4714X, Phoenix, AZ, April 8, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: April 8, 2026, 10:33 local (17:33 UTC)
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.794, -111.993 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7940&lon=-111.9930&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Continental, FAA-FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA150
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202781/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA150

## Preliminary report

On April 8, 2026, about 1033 mountain standard time, a Cessna 150G, N4714X, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The airplane was being operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. A review of preliminary ADS-B data revealed that after departure the airplane flew north about 10 miles to a practice area where it performed several maneuvers. About 30 minutes into the 33-minute flight, the airplane reached an altitude of 4,100 ft mean sea level (msl) and shortly after it began a gradual descent to ground level. According to the flight instructor, the flight departed Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT), Phoenix, Arizona, for flight training. After arriving at the practice area, they performed slow flight and steep turn maneuvers. They subsequently climbed to about 4,000 ft msl where they performed power-off stall maneuvers. When the student pilot reapplied power the engine did not respond. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and looked for a place to land. He attempted restart procedures and engaged the starter multiple times without success. The flight instructor initiated a forced landing to brush covered terrain. During the landing roll, the airplane encountered uneven terrain and nosed over. The fuselage, vertical stabilizer, rudder and wings were substantially damaged. During the recovery of the wreckage, 4 gallons of fuel were removed from the left wing tank and 9 gallons was removed from the right wing tank. The airplane was retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150G, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2071816), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4714X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4714X), registered now, S/N 15064764, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15064764
- Year built: 1966
- Airframe hours: 3707
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 1, 2026, 37 hours before
- Departed: DVT, Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: DVT
- Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B, Stall warning system

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 29.91 inHg
- Icing: Unknown
- Turbulence: Unknown
- Observed at: KDVT, 7 nm away
- METAR: METAR KDVT 081653Z VRB05KT 10SM CLR 28/M01 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP106 T02781006

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260408003109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260408003109A), Apr 8, 2026: Cessna 150G, Cave Creek, AZ, Substantial damage. An instructor (PIC) and student pilot departed Deer valley airport (dvt) in a Cessna 150G [privacy data omitted] for a local training flight. The flight…

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.

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