# Final NTSB investigations, CA

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR26LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA268.md): Piper PA-18 · Colusa, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 18, 2026 · N7590K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate fuel planning and in-flight decision making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR26LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA263.md): Schleicher ASW-27 · Montague, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 15, 2026 · N920KB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to see and avoid a piece of loose wire in a field during an off-airport landing in a glider, which resulted in a ground loop. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inability to maintain a safe position behind the tow airplane…
- [NTSB WPR26LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA246.md): Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Lake Elsinore, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 5, 2026 · N5790S · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath, which resulted in a long landing and collision with a person on the ground.
- [NTSB WPR26LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA240.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Santa Paula, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2026 · N501CR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR26LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA239.md): Cessna 170A · El Cajon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2026 · N1607D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a right crosswind,.
- [NTSB WPR26LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA222.md): Cessna 172S · Death Valley, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 17, 2026 · N96FA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and encounter with a tailwind while landing on a rough runway, which resulted in a runway overrun and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB WPR26LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA220.md): Cessna 172S · Morgan Hill, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 11, 2026 · N55231 · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird.
- [NTSB WPR26LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA207.md): Bell 47G-2 · Mettler, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 1, 2026 · N88755 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure the loading hose had been disconnected before takeoff, which resulted in an interrupted takeoff and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the ground loader's failure to disconnect the hose before…
- [NTSB WPR26LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA213.md): Moose SR 2500 · Sonoma, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 27, 2026 · N135DS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around in shifting wind conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB WPR26LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA194.md): Autogyro Cavalon · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 13, 2026 · N40CT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR26LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA182.md): American AA-5 · Jurupa Valley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 12, 2026 · N5832L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to land at night on a runway without illuminated runway lights. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to review NOTAMs for a nightly airport closure.
- [NTSB WPR26LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA170.md): Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB100Z · Elk Grove, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 27, 2026 · N355WC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed decision to deflate the balloon during a static display in windy conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with a building. Contributing to the accident was the proximity of the balloon from structures during a static…
- [NTSB WPR26LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA171.md): Cessna 210 · Redding, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 25, 2026 · N6130F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and his failure to conduct the before landing checklist.
- [NTSB WPR26LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA169.md): Cessna 172N · Carlsbad, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 22, 2026 · N733WT · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR26LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA173.md): Pipistrel Alpha Trainer · Salinas, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 18, 2026 · N143AW · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR26LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA159.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · Fullerton, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 13, 2026 · N285AH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control during takeoff, due to the seat sliding aft.
- [NTSB WPR26LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA143.md): Paul D Cannon Kitfox Light Squared · Lincoln, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 27, 2026 · N11446 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly flare the airplane during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the main landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the improper installation and over torquing of the landing gear attachment hardware,…
- [NTSB WPR26LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA144.md): Cessna 152 · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 26, 2026 · N24932 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a jet blast fence during taxi.
- [NTSB WPR26LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA148.md): Quicksilver GT-400 · Chula Vista, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 23, 2026 · N120LF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and a subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR26LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA135.md): Cessna 195 · Big Bear, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 20, 2026 · N9368A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB WPR26LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA124.md): Cessna T210 · Upland, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 11, 2026 · N29138 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper approach, which resulted in a long landing, runway excursion, and a nose over.
- [NTSB WPR26LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA115.md): Mightyfly MF-100 · Atwater, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 2, 2026 · N258MF · Destroyed
  > A control system anomaly, which resulted in the overload and failure of one of the propulsion motor systems during the transition from hover to forward flight.
- [NTSB WPR26LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA106.md): Cessna 120 · Kneeland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 20, 2026 · N72904 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing roll on a snow-covered runway.
- [NTSB DCA26LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA115.md): Airbus A321-271NX · San Francisco, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 9, 2026 · N2188J · Substantial damage
  > The first officer’s excessive aft sidestick input combined with decaying airspeed during initiation of a go-around, resulting in an increase in the airplane pitch attitude and subsequent lower fuselage contacting the runway.
- [NTSB DCA26LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA097.md): Boeing 767 · San Bernardino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 16, 2026 · N443AZ · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s improper derotation which resulted in a hard nose gear touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the captain and first officer’s lack of crew resource management related to communication about pitch control inputs. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB WPR26LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA071.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · Lake Elsinore, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 23, 2025 · N272HM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s intentional deployment of the airframe parachute system due to task-saturation in instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB WPR26LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA065.md): Cessna 150F · Temecula, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 20, 2025 · N8155S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR26LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA066.md): Boeing PT-13D · El Cajon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 19, 2025 · N68830 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR26LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA044.md): Luscombe 8A · Fresno, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 12, 2025 · N1264K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper application of left brake pedal during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a ground loop.
- [NTSB WPR26LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA038.md): Cessna 182P · San Andreas, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 3, 2025 · N1303S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to adjust his seat during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the seat sliding aft and a subsequent loss of directional control.
- [NTSB WPR26LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA023.md): Hawker Hawker Hunter MK.58 · Big Sur, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 15, 2025 · N335AX · Substantial damage
  > A complete loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB WPR26LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA009.md): Mooney M20C · Watsonville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 7, 2025 · N6814N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to program avionics during taxi, resulting in an inadvertent throttle input and collision with a hangar.
- [NTSB WPR26LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA015.md): Cessna 172S · Lathrop, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2025 · N103VK · Substantial damage
  > An inflight collision with a bird.
- [NTSB WPR25LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA304.md): Cessna 182A · Avalon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 29, 2025 · N2079G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to land with a tailwind and a downslope to the runway.
- [NTSB ANC25LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA113.md): Cessna 140A · Los Banos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 27, 2025 · N9410A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind, resulting in a ground loop and nose over.
- [NTSB WPR25LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA275.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Hollister, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 11, 2025 · N7756N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed go-around from an unstabilized approach that resulted in an impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR25LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA300.md): Aeronca 7AC · Firebaugh, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 1, 2025 · N82003 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control during landing due to the partial separation of the right main landing gear oleo strut from a failed weld.
- [NTSB WPR25LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA258.md): Boeing B75N1 · Vacaville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 19, 2025 · N14GC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB WPR25LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA237.md): Cessna R182 · Thermal, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 31, 2025 · N2658C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use a pre-landing checklist.
- [NTSB WPR25LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA219.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Hollister, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 19, 2025 · N551SG · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The departing pilot’s failure to see and avoid the landing airplane during the takeoff, which resulted in a mid-air collision.
- [NTSB DCA25LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA268.md): Airbus Industrie A319-131 · Santa Barbara, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 19, 2025 · N822UA · No damage
  > The ramp worker’s premature entry into the jet blast hazard area of an operating engine due to his failure to maintain situational awareness and his misinterpretation of the marshaller’s hand signals.
- [NTSB WPR25LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA212.md): Cessna T240 · San Diego, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 13, 2025 · N636CS
  > Impact with the ocean for reasons that could not be determined because the pilot and airplane were not located.
- [NTSB WPR25LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA192.md): Alexander Schleicher ASH 30 MI · Santa Barbara, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2025 · N307BE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain taxiway centerline while taxiing off the runway which resulted in a left-wing strike with a runway direction sign.
- [NTSB WPR25LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA185.md): Silvaire Luscombe 8A · San Andreas, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 20, 2025 · N28545 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing roll following an encounter with a dust devil.
- [NTSB ANC25LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA054.md): Cessna TR182 · Modesto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 14, 2025 · N4909T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly configure the airplane for landing.
- [NTSB WPR25LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA175.md): Cessna 182P · Hyampom, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 13, 2025 · N78720 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and a subsequent impact with terrain during a forced landing.
- [NTSB ANC25LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA048.md): Czech Sport Aircraft A S Sportcruiser · Mojave, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 8, 2025 · N724SC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC25LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA040.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · San Luis Obispo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 23, 2025 · N797CK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR25LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA158.md): Schweizer G-164B · Butte City, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 9, 2025 · N7503L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s use of engine beta prior to ensuring the tailwheel was on the ground during landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR25LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA150.md): Cub Crafters CC19-180 · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 3, 2025 · N508XC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.

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## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=CA&status=final

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