# NTSB WPR26LA325: Cessna 150, N2970S, Socorro, NM, August 17, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 17, 2026, 09:35 local (15:35 UTC)
- Place: Socorro, NM
- Coordinates: 34.022472, -106.90313
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0225&lon=-106.9031&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO - ABQ
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA325
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203707/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA325

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150G, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2071816), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2970S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2970S), registered now, S/N 15066870, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150 (G)
- 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: 15066870
- Year built: 1967
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Double Circle LLC
- Registered owner: Double Circle LLC
- Departed: BRG, Belen, NM
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: ONM, Socorro Muni, runway 06/24, 4,590 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Other investigations on N2970S (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 ATL03LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA096), May 13, 2003: Cessna 150G (N2970S), Morris, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a precautionary landing, which resulted in a ground collision with terrain, and subsequent collapse of the nose gear.

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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