Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Aviation accidents and incidents in California

9,069 cases in California, newest first. Every case.

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.

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Cases newest first · 9,069

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1989-11-17	LAX90LA035	Cessna 177RG N2069Q	Van Nuys California	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-11-16	LAX90DVG01	Schweizer G-164B N3633Q	Grimes California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-11-13	LAX90FA031	Piper PA-28R-200 N2723R	Camarillo California	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-11-13	LAX90LA030	Cessna 210 N46JW	North Hollywood California	minor injuries destroyed	Final
1989-11-10	LAX90LA029	Bell-Kitz Kopters 47D1 N6324X	Chino California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-11-09	LAX90FA027	Cessna R182 N2257T	San Diego California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-11-07	LAX90LA026	Piper PA-38 N2506A	Chino California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-11-06	LAX90LA024	Cessna 320 N3018T	Hayward California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-11-04	LAX90LA023	Piper PA-28-161 N2203V	S. Juan Batista California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-11-04	SEA90LA011	I.C.A. Brasov IS-28B2 N72598	Chilcoot California	serious injuries destroyed	Final
1989-11-01	LAX90DVM01	Bell 47G-5 N4798R	Guadalupe California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-10-31	LAX90LA012	Culver VEE N3036K	Santa Paula California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-10-29	LAX90LA015	Grumman AA-1A N9330L	Borrego Springs California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-10-29	LAX90LA018	Bellanca 7ECA N53893	Sonoma California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-10-29	LAX90LA020	Piper PA-18-150 N9292Z	Palo Alto California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-10-28	LAX90LA014	Piper PA-28R-180 N7594J	Bishop California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-10-27	LAX90DUD01	Wheeler Acft. Co. EXPRESS 100 N200EX	W. Los Angeles California	minor injuries destroyed	Final
1989-10-26	LAX90FA017	Beech F35 N5034B	Lake Berryessa California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-10-26	LAX90LA013	Robinson R22A N84817	Simi Valley California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-10-25	LAX90LA036	Piper PA-31-350 +1 more N4098A	Ontario California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-10-24	LAX90FA016	Cessna 177 N30228	So Lake Tahoe California	3 killed destroyed	Final
1989-10-22	LAX90FA010	Beech V35 N288BH	Goleta California	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-10-21	LAX90DUG01	Amateur-built JEANIE'S TEENIE N63327	Hemet California	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-10-16	LAX90DVA01	Hiller 12E N4026G	Huron California	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-10-09	CHI90IA006 incident	Boeing 757-251 N512US	San Francisco California	no injuries minor damage	Final
1989-10-07	LAX90LA005	Piper PA-38-112 N2515T	Paso Robles California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-10-07	LAX90LA006	Piper J-2 N6677C	Santa Ynez California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-10-06	LAX90FA002	Piper PA-28RT-201T N3063T	Palm Springs California	4 killed destroyed	Final
1989-10-05	LAX90LA003	Aeronca 11AC N85837	Penn Valley California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-10-03	LAX90LA004	North American SNJ-5 N12377	Pacoima California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-30	LAX89DUM04	Beech D175 +1 more N9465H	El Cajon California	no injuries minor damage	Final
1989-09-30	LAX89FA334	Cessna 152 N6422M	Lancaster California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-30	LAX89LA332	Cessna 182 N96642	Eureka California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-29	LAX89LA333	Bellanca 17-30A N8272R	Palo Alto California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-28	LAX89DVA11	Amateur-built VARI-EZE N23EZ	Oakdale California	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-27	LAX89LA327	Cessna 210B N9615X	Newport Beach California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-26	LAX89LA329	Piper PA-25-235 N4450Y	Warner Springs California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-25	LAX89LA322	Bellanca CITABRIA N1679G	Auburn California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-23	LAX89LA321	Cessna 150 N6215G	Paradise California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-22	LAX89DUG09	Air Tractor AT-301A N3654N	Blythe California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-22	LAX89LA320	Air & Space 18A N6101S	Palo Alto California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-21	LAX89LA317	Cessna 182 N8579M	Zenia California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-19	LAX89FA319	Cessna 310K N6958L	Ojai California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-18	DEN89FA219	Cessna 182 N92651	Concord California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-18	FTW89GA170	Beech A35 N566B	Escondido California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-17	DEN89FA218	Cessna 310I N8087M	Hesperia California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-17	LAX89LA313	Piper PA-32R-300 N3929F	Mammoth Lakes California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-16	LAX89FA304	Rockwell 112B N1232J	La Grange California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-15	LAX89FA314	Piper PA-31-350 N70PE	Ontario California	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-14	LAX89LA312	Cessna 152 N49697	Santa Paula California	no injuries substantial damage	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 not named, the site's policy at this time. 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.