Aviation accidents and incidents in California
94,304 NTSB cases since 1962, each on its own page in plain English with the NTSB's probable cause and narrative, linked to the aircraft's registry record and its model. So far in 2026: 1,198 cases, 215 of them fatal, 478 people killed. No one is named on these pages.
Cases newest first · 9,069
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-26 | WPR22LA133 | Amateur-built VARIEZE N88KL |
Mojave California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-03-23 | WPR22LA134 | Amateur-built CAVALON N1688B |
El Monte California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-03-23 | WPR22LA135 | Airplane Factory (PTY) LTD SLING LSA N863SL |
Torrance California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-03-20 | WPR22LA125 | Eurocopter AS332L1 N950SG |
Azusa California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-03-19 | WPR22LA144 | Piper PA-28-151 N42764 |
Alpine California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-03-14 | WPR22LA126 | Cessna T210L N94001 |
Lancaster California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-03-07 | WPR22LA123 | Cessna 172S N653ND |
San Carlos California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-03-02 | WPR22LA115 | Cessna 182D N8814X |
Desert Camp California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-02-26 | WPR22LA111 | Cessna 172M N9010H |
Banning California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-02-24 | WPR22LA114 | Cessna 208B N10JA |
Oceanside California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-02-20 | WPR22FA101 | Mcdonnell Douglas 500N N521HB |
Newport Beach California |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-02-19 | WPR22LA110 | American Legend Aircraft CO AL11C-100 N800SW |
Placerville California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-02-17 | WPR22FA098 | Bell UH-1H N72297 |
Coalinga California |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-02-16 | DCA22FA082 | Joby Aero INC JAS4-2 N542AJ |
Jolon California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-02-09 | WPR22LA097 | Mooney M20J N201VJ |
Paradise California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-02-08 | WPR22LA093 | Cessna 152 N6496L |
Chemehuevi Valley California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-02-08 | WPR22LA099 | Aeronca 11AC N9500E |
Napa California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-01-28 | WPR22LA090 | Textron Aviation TTX Inc. T240 N420WT |
Ravendale California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-01-27 | WPR22LA085 | Universal Stinson 108-2 N9433K |
Byron California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-01-23 | WPR22LA084 | Bell UH-1E N333XL |
Gustine California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-01-15 | ANC22LA014 | Bell 205A-1 N502HQ |
El Cajon California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-01-09 | WPR22LA076 | Cessna 172H N8056L |
Los Angeles California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-01-03 | WPR22LA072 | Cessna 120 N76646 |
Upland California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-12-31 | WPR22LA070 | Cessna 152 N89084 |
Mojave California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-12-30 | WPR22LA071 | Cessna 150C N7801Z |
Johnsondale California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-12-28 | WPR22FA068 | Gates Learjet Corporation 35A N880Z |
El Cajon California |
4 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2021-12-22 | WPR22LA069 | Cessna 172N N6280F |
Auburn California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-12-16 | WPR22LA065 | Piper PA-22 N3744P |
Ivanhoe California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-12-11 | WPR22LA061 | Amateur-built RV-3 N9YY |
Bermuda Dunes California |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-12-11 | WPR22LA062 | Beech K35 N654HR |
Temecula California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-12-07 | WPR22LA086 | Cessna 310Q N310CC |
Corona California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-12-05 | WPR22FA054 | Beech V35 N7933M |
Visalia California |
4 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-12-02 | WPR22FA053 | Amateur-built VORTEX N425RD |
Lakeport California |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-11-30 | DCA22WA057 incident |
Canadair CRJ-900 CGJZV |
San Diego California |
minor damage |
Preliminary |
| 2021-11-30 | WPR22LA051 | Travel Air 4-D N476N |
Riverside California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-11-28 | WPR22LA075 | Amateur-built SHA GLASAIR SH-2R N64DS |
Santa Paula California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-11-24 | WPR22LA049 | Taylorcraft BL-65 N29508 |
New Cuyama California |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 2021-11-24 | WPR22LA050 | Alon A2 N989T |
Frazier Park California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-11-23 | WPR22FA048 | Amateur-built Zodiac CH601XL N601KS |
Temecula California |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2021-11-21 | WPR22FA044 | Amateur-built GLASAIR III N291KT |
Big Bear City California |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2021-11-18 | WPR22LA042 | Phoenix Air U-15 PHOENIX N44DY |
Carlsbad California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-11-12 | WPR22FA033 | Amateur-built STOL CH701 N984LD |
Randsburg California |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2021-11-09 | WPR22LA032 | Bell OH-58A N902SF |
Holtville California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-11-08 | WPR22LA028 | Amateur-built 4 N360WM |
Redding California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-11-03 | WPR22FA026 | Ayres Corporation S-2R N8960Q |
Shafter California |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-10-28 | WPR22FA022 | Cessna 172 N1870V |
Ukiah California |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-10-28 | WPR22LA031 | Bell 206L-3 N27TK |
Covelo California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-10-20 | WPR22FA021 | Cessna 150L N5268Q |
Dunsmuir California |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-10-14 | WPR22LA015 | Wsk-Mielec AN-2TD N857PF |
Wilton California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-10-11 | WPR22FA004 | Cessna 340A N7022G |
Santee California |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
About these pages
The records come from the NTSB's public aviation accident database, refreshed here every week. Each case has a permanent page at eflight.com/accidents/<case number>; the plain-English summary is built from the NTSB's coded fields, and the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. "Preliminary" means the investigation is still open; the final report usually follows within one to two years, and the page updates when it does. Pilots, passengers and other people involved are never named. Where the aircraft is still on the U.S. register, the page links to its registry record; where the model has a page here, it links to that too.