- Date
- May 10, 2026, 13:27 local (20:27 UTC)
- Place
- Superior, AZ · US Hwy 60, mile marker 225
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6067JCessna A150L
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Aerodynamic stall/spin
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 2026
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Parties
- FAA
- FAA report
- 20260510005759A
- Case key
- 202955
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to retract the flaps during takeoff following a touch-and-go landing, which resulted in degraded climb performance and an impact with an object during an off-field landing.
Findings · 5
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot reported that during the takeoff portion of a touch-and-go landing, he initiated the takeoff with the flaps remaining in the fully extended landing position instead of retracting the flaps to 20° as prescribed by the pilot’s operating handbook. The extended flaps increased aerodynamic drag and reduced the airplane's climb performance. As the airplane struggled to gain altitude, the pilot maneuvered to avoid rising terrain while attempting to correct the flap configuration. During an off-field landing, the airplane impacted a sign, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6067J
- Reported as
- Cessna A150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A1500367
- Built
- 1972
- Airframe hours
- 5,193
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 18, 2025
- Departed
- FFZ · Mesa, AZ
- Destination
- Same as departure
- Airport
- E81 · Superior Municipal, runway 04, 3,250 × 75 ft, gravel
- Equipment
- Stall warning system, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Sport pilot, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- December 4, 2025
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Flight hours
- 251 total · 5 in this make and model · 136 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 100 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Observed at
- IWA, 27 nm away
- METAR
- METAR KIWA 102050Z 30007KT 10SM CLR 38/M04 A2986=
Docket · 2
The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 10, 2026, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 5.0 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.