Aviation accidents and incidents in California from 2016 on
1,186 cases from 2016 on in California, newest first. The window and the words are those of the analytics pages, so the count matches the chart that brought you here; cases outside the United States are left out, as there. 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.
Cases newest first · 1,186
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-07 | WPR16LA104 | Bell UH 1B N486SA |
Maxwell California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-05-06 | WPR16LA101 | Antonov AN2 N2AN |
San Bernardino California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-04-30 | GAA16CA209 | Cessna 152 N94565 |
Palo Alto California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-04-29 | DCA16CA139 | Bombardier INC CL 600 2B19 N961SW |
San Francisco California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-04-29 | WPR16IA100 incident |
Piper PA28 N200KR |
San Carlos California |
no injuries | Final |
| 2016-04-29 | WPR16LA099 | Bell 47G 5 N6288N |
San Ardo California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-04-28 | GAA16CA211 | Cessna 152 N6427Q |
Hayward California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-04-25 | WPR16LA096 | Dg Flugzeugbau GMBH DG 800B N800YG |
Clements California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-04-23 | GAA16CA197 | Bellanca 7ECA N8654V |
Ramona California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-04-20 | GAA16CA202 | Cessna 172 N6616D |
Camarillo California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-04-19 | WPR16LA094 | Cessna 182A N9909B |
Selma California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-04-17 | WPR16LA093 | Cessna 172 N7133G |
Avalon California |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 2016-04-14 | DCA16CA133 | Boeing 737 76Q N565WN |
San Diego California |
serious injuries | Final |
| 2016-04-13 | WPR16LA092 | Cessna 421C N21SG |
Death Valley California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-04-02 | WPR16FA091 | Amateur-built LANCAIR IV P N438Y |
Fallbrook California |
fatal substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-03-26 | GAA16CA165 | Bell 206B N52Q |
Hanford California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-03-21 | WPR16FA086 | Airborne XT 912 N670EM |
Hawthorne California |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2016-03-17 | GAA16CA151 | Robinson Helicopter Company R22 N9076U |
Riverside California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-03-02 | GAA16CA143 | Bell 47 N568TB |
Agua Dulce California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-03-02 | WPR16LA078 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) N63555 |
Palm Springs California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-02-25 | WPR16CA077 | Stinson 108 3 N862C |
Livermore California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-02-23 | WPR16LA075 | Robinson Helicopter CO R66 N266RH |
Torrance California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-02-22 | WPR16LA074 | Mooney M20J N201KY |
Pacoima California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-02-13 | GAA16CA132 | Consolidated Vultee BT 15 +1 more N67086 |
Chino California |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 2016-02-13 | WPR16LA070 | Aerostar International RX8 N3647A |
Petaluma California |
serious injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 2016-02-12 | GAA16CA127 | Cessna 150 +1 more N704SL |
Santa Paula California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-02-11 | WPR16FA067 | Flight Design GMBH CTLS N911TS |
Springville California |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2016-02-09 | WPR16LA066 | Beech B36TC N113TM |
Santa Barbara California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-02-05 | WPR16FA065 | Beech M35 +1 more N9872R |
San Pedro California |
3 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-02-03 | WPR16LA063 | Cessna 172S +1 more N499DR |
San Diego California |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 2016-01-29 | WPR16FA059 | Piper PA 24-260 N9362P |
Santa Rosa California |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-01-27 | WPR16LA058 | Cessna 340A N346MC |
Bakersfield California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-01-26 | WPR16LA061 | Cessna 210 N7316E |
Lodi California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-01-25 | GAA16CA121 | Amateur-built TAILWIND W 8 N1983T |
Big Bear California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-01-10 | WPR16LA050 | Amateur-built ONEX N1950J |
Fresno California |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-01-02 | WPR16LA047 | Amateur-built Velocity STD RG N133SV |
Rosamond 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.