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
2012-12-17	WPR13FA312	Mooney M20F N9524M	Yosemite Valley California	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2012-12-08	WPR13CA065	Bellanca 7ECA N8595V	Tehachapi California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-12-07	WPR13CA071	Hughes 369 N818CE	Pasadena California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-11-26	WPR13FA054	Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II N4204A	Corona California	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2012-11-25	WPR13LA052	Cessna U206 N5229U	Van Nuys California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-11-24	WPR13CA055	Piper PA18 N2224	Needles California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-11-23	WPR13LA050	Amateur-built Coot A-Amphib N8VS	San Andreas California	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2012-11-20	WPR13LA047	Cessna 210 N3919Y	San Rafael California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-11-17	WPR13GA044	Bell OH-58 +1 more N911FA	Altadena California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-11-11	WPR13CA039	Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO N153TB	Carlsbad California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-11-11	WPR13FA037	Cessna 421C N700EM	Shaver Lake California	2 killed substantial damage	Final
2012-11-06	WPR13LA035	Cessna 172M N21391	Modesto California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-11-04	WPR13CA046	Remos Acft GMBH Flugzeugbau REMOS GX N110GX	Sacramento California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-11-03	WPR13CA031	Beech D17S +1 more N4417S	Van Nuys California	no injuries minor damage	Final
2012-11-02	WPR13CA033	Cessna 140 N77227	Watsonville California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-10-29	WPR13CA032	Cessna 152 N48340	Long Beach California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-10-27	WPR13CA024	Cessna 170A N1332D	Calexico California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-10-27	WPR13IA026 incident	Cessna P210N N43CE	Oakland California	no injuries minor damage	Final
2012-10-23	WPR13FA022	Amateur-built GLASAIR III N655DB	Byron California	2 killed destroyed	Final
2012-10-21	WPR13CA021	Piper PA24 N7950P	Lake Tahoe California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-10-20	WPR13CA019	Quicksilver Mfg MXL II SPORT N187AB	Live Oak California	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-10-15	WPR13FA013	Aeropro Cz A240 N72AH	Half Moon Bay California	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2012-10-13	WPR13LA009	Piper PA-38-112 N4309E	Corona California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-10-07	WPR13CA012	Maule MX-7-180C N9951	Bishop California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-10-01	WPR12LA441	Team INC MINI-MAX N1532W	Chula Vista California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-09-28	WPR12LA443	Beech V35A N6278V	Torrance California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-09-25	WPR12LA437	Mccleery RANS S6ES N623LB	Elverta California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-09-23	WPR12LA434	Navion NAVION N4418K	Lompoc California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-09-22	WPR12LA433	Air Tractor INC AT-502 N4556S	Firebaugh California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-09-20	WPR12CA435	Piper PA24 N8648P	Madera California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-09-19	WPR12CA427	Boeing A75N1(PT17) N4777V	Lincoln California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-09-19	WPR12LA426	Bell 206 - B N222GR	Mammoth Lakes California	no injuries destroyed	Final
2012-09-14	WPR12CA419	Piper PA-28-180 N7971W	French Valley California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-09-13	WPR12LA417	Seymour SKYRANGER N936LS	Perris California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-09-09	WPR12LA411	Cessna A185F N80SS	Cambria California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-09-08	WPR12LA406	Aviat Aircraft INC A-1B N395AA	Durham California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-09-08	WPR12LA407	Amateur-built MXS N21MX	Borrego Springs California	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2012-09-07	WPR12CA403	Ayres Corporation S2R-R1340 N4020A	Brawley California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-09-04	WPR12CA400	Piper PA-32-300 N308DF	Lancaster California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-09-01	WPR12CA387	Croman Corporation SH-3H N611CK	Covelo California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-08-31	WPR12LA396	Beech G35 N4454D	Oceano California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-08-30	WPR12LA394	Bellanca 14-19-3 N1299R	Healdsburg California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-08-27	WPR12LA371	Arrow Falcon Exporters INC OH58 N503DR	Escalon California	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-08-27	WPR12LA373	Cessna P210 CGFCK	Alturas California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-08-26	WPR12CA370	Cessna 150G N6346S	Madera California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-08-26	WPR12FA369	Piper PA-32-301T N588ET	South Lake Tahoe California	5 killed substantial damage	Final
2012-08-25	WPR12LA367	Aeronca 11AC N9409E	Pacoima California	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-08-17	WPR12LA414	Cessna T210N N6493N	Bakersfield California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-08-14	WPR12CA358	Amateur-built R 80 TIGER MOTH N615SX	Ramona California	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
2012-08-14	WPR12LA359	Amateur-built KR-2 N37686	Tehachapi California	serious 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 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.