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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-23 | DCA23LA185 incident |
Bombardier INC CL-600-2D24 +1 more N954LR |
Burbank California |
no injuries | Final |
| 2023-02-20 | WPR23LA116 | Piper PA-24-260 N9267P |
San Jose California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-02-19 | WPR23FA110 | Amateur-built LOREN'S AIRCAM N420PF |
Grass Valley California |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-02-16 | WPR23LA112 | Amateur-built SL1 UNREG |
Corning California |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-02-15 | WPR23LA119 | Piper PA28 N8318C |
Fullerton California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-01-27 | WPR23LA098 | Cessna T210N N4758C |
Murrieta California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-01-20 | WPR23LA095 | Cessna 195A N95U |
Calexico California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-01-19 | WPR23LA094 | Piper PA28R N57355 |
Carlsbad California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-01-18 | WPR23FA092 | Cessna 414 N4765G |
Modesto California |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-01-15 | WPR23LA091 | Piper PA-28-180 N9687J |
San Diego California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-01-12 | WPR23LA088 | Cessna 180K N2875K |
Agua Caliente Springs California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-01-01 | WPR23LA082 | Cessna 172 N7181A |
Watsonville California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-12-28 | WPR23LA081 | Embraer Executive Aircraft INC EMB-505 N16DF |
Hawthorne California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-12-25 | WPR23LA077 | Beech V35B N65Y |
Livermore California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-12-22 | WPR23FA073 | Cessna 150A N7032X |
Santa Monica California |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-12-17 | WPR23LA074 | Amateur-built GLASAIR N9YA |
Cottonwood California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-12-13 | WPR23LA066 | Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 N415RX |
Yuba City California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-12-11 | WPR23LA068 | Eurocopter EC120B N255SD |
Rancho Cordova California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-11-30 | WPR23FA047 | Amateur-built LIGHTNING N60MY |
Torrance California |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-11-23 | WPR23FA044 | Amateur-built XLT-RG N101BH |
Banning California |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2022-11-23 | WPR23LA045 | Sikorsky UH-60A +1 more N160AQ |
San Diego California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-11-13 | WPR23LA029 | Cessna 152 N5171B |
San Jose California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-11-05 | WPR23FA027 | Cirrus Design CORP SR20 N700YZ |
San Diego California |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-10-26 | WPR23LA025 | Airborne Windsports Edge X N354MB |
Alturas California |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-10-26 | WPR23LA050 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) N75321 |
Long Beach California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-10-20 | WPR23LA021 | Cessna 140 N55DC |
Georgetown California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-10-15 | WPR23LA014 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) N42PT |
Petaluma California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-10-04 | WPR23FA007 | Amateur-built MUSTANG II N887QR |
Jamul California |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2022-10-01 | WPR22LA365 | Amateur-built JA30 SUPERSTOL N119AM |
Groveland California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-10-01 | WPR23LA004 | Bell 206B N284CA |
Fresno California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-10-01 | WPR23LA008 | Amateur-built CCK-2000 N699X |
Clarksburg California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-09-25 | WPR22LA355 | Amateur-built PULSAR XP N204BH |
Big Bear California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-09-22 | DCA22LA212 incident |
Airbus A330-243 N393HA |
Los Angeles California |
no injuries | Final |
| 2022-09-16 | WPR22LA351 | Cessna 172L N7917G |
Ventura California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-09-10 | WPR22LA340 | Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 N242BH |
Banning California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-09-10 | WPR22LA369 | Champion 7FC N7550B |
Maxwell California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-09-09 | WPR22LA344 | Gates Lear Jet CORP. 36 N26FN |
San Diego California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-09-08 | WPR22FA338 | Czech Sport Aircraft Piper Sport N126WK |
Santa Monica California |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2022-09-05 | WPR22FA335 | Amateur-built VARIEZE N10EZ |
Columbia California |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-09-04 | WPR22FA332 | Beech 58 N142DR |
Galt California |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-09-04 | WPR22LA333 | Bell 407 N687AM |
Mount Baldy California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-09-02 | WPR22FA331 | Yakovlev YAK-11 N5943 |
Shafter California |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2022-08-26 | WPR22LA320 | Cessna 152 N49430 |
Ione California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-08-24 | WPR22LA316 | Cessna 150H N22507 |
Vacaville California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-08-20 | WPR22LA371 | Cessna 172M N9670V |
Pacific Ocean California |
1 killed damage not recorded |
Final |
| 2022-08-18 | WPR22FA309 | An amateur-built aircraft +1 more | Watsonville California |
3 killed | Final |
| 2022-08-18 | WPR22LA308 | Cessna 195 N1097D |
El Cajon California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-08-18 | WPR22LA310 | Amateur-built BANTY N995GS |
Camarillo California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-08-18 | WPR22LA373 | Cessna 177RG N52946 |
Avalon California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-08-13 | WPR22LA302 | Amateur-built BENSEN B-8M N532KB |
Corona California |
minor 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.