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
2011-10-16	WPR12FA012	Beech E33 N7011N	Daggett California	3 killed substantial damage	Final
2011-10-15	WPR12LA013	Miller AVID FLYER N4077B	Susanville California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-10-14	WPR12CA011	Cessna 170B N8261A	Ramona California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-10-13	WPR12CA007	Great Lakes 2T-1A N502GL	San Diego California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-10-13	WPR12LA009	Amateur-built PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER N762S	San Rafael California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-10-11	WPR12CA005	Amateur-built RV-4 +1 more N506DC	Madera California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-09-30	WPR11FA474	Amateur-built 540 N42GP	Chualar California	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2011-09-28	WPR11CA472	Cessna 172R N21284	Napa California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-09-27	WPR11LA469	Bell 47D1 N9158R	Ahwahnee California	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-09-23	WPR11CA478	Fpna LLC A-22 VALOR N730FP	Fresno California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-09-22	WPR11LA462	Hughes 269C N1088Y	Ramona California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-09-21	WPR11LA460	Piper PA23 N62792	Truckee California	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-09-19	WPR11LA458	Aviat INC PITTS S-2B N46BT	Redlands California	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-09-17	WPR11CA456	Cub Crafters INC CC11-100 N468CB	San Jose California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-09-12	WPR11LA451	Amateur-built White Lightning N2WL	Lancaster California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-09-10	WPR11CA445	Aero Sp Z O O AT-4 LSA N334RA	San Diego California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-09-06	WPR11LA443	Cessna 152 N4649L	Redlands California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-09-04	WPR11CA432	Taylorcraft BC12-D N43220	Lancaster California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-09-04	WPR11FA430	Cessna P210 N7WJ	Tehachapi California	2 killed destroyed	Final
2011-09-04	WPR11GA431	Bell 205 N205WW	Tehachapi California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-09-02	WPR11FA424	Consolidated Aeronautics INC. LAKE LA-4-200 N80033	Lakeport California	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-09-02	WPR11LA423	Arrow Falcon Exporters INC UH-1H N205PJ	Stockton California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-08-30	WPR11CA418	Christen Industries INC A-1 N2868A	Dorris California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-08-29	WPR11FA415	Cessna 172M N5155Q	Santa Monica California	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-08-28	WPR11CA411	Schweizer SGS 2-32 N5840V	Warner Springs California	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-08-28	WPR11LA410	Beech A36 N6052W	Napa California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-08-23	WPR11FA403	Beech A23-24 N5779V	Palo Alto California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-08-21	WPR11CA398	Bell 47G-4 N948DS	Los Banos California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-08-21	WPR11LA401	Piper PA-31-310 N1009S	Cabazon California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-08-18	WPR11LA416	Luscombe 8 N45725	Lincoln California	1 killed	Final
2011-08-17	WPR11LA487	Piper J3C-65 N3453K	Fortuna California	serious injuries	Final
2011-08-14	WPR11CA376	Cessna 172P N216AF	San Diego California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-08-14	WPR11LA379	Bell 47G-3B-2 N475AL	Los Banos California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-08-14	WPR11LA380	Beech B36TC N6465X	Lemoore California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-08-07	WPR11LA374	Siai Marchetti F.260 N408FD	Coalinga California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-08-06	WPR11LA373	Amateur-built EXEC N162CT	Chino Hills California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-07-31	WPR11CA394	Bell 47G N6260C	Porterville California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-07-30	WPR11LA361	Beech 76 N6718X	Perris California	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-07-23	WPR11FA344	American Aviation AA-1A N34299	Corona California	2 killed substantial damage	Final
2011-07-20	WPR11CA339	Bell 47G-5 N1375X	Watsonville California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-07-19	WPR11CA341	Amateur-built STARDUSTER II SA300 N411TM	San Jose California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-07-18	WPR11FA334	Piper PA-12 N7510H	Joshua Tree California	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-07-16	WPR11CA338	Rolladen Schneider Ohg LS-3-17 N84AM	Adelanto California	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-07-11	WPR11CA322	Dova Aircraft Sro DV-1 SKYLARK N3503C	Placerville California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-07-09	WPR11LA320	Schweizer Aircraft CORP G-164B N7503L	Yuba City California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-07-08	WPR11FA316	Mooney M20F N7759M	Watsonville California	4 killed substantial damage	Final
2011-07-08	WPR11LA318	Piper PA-22-108 N4901Z	Frazier Park California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-07-06	WPR11LA311	Cessna R182 N7392X	Hesperia California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-07-05	WPR11LA307	Stinson 108-2 N9351K	Columbia California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
2011-07-04	WPR11FA304	Cessna 180D N6451X	Santa Paula California	2 killed 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.