Piper PA-22-150 accident near Oroville, CA
On February 28, 2026, a Piper PA-22-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oroville, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 28, 2026
- Place
- Oroville, CA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.666°N, 121.657°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260228202565
NTSB summary
On February 28, 2026, about 0948 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-22-150, N3170Z, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Oroville, California. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a friend of the pilot and the owner of the accident airplane, the purpose of the flight was to fly from Richvale Airport (07CL), Richvale, California, to Paradise Airport Skypark (CA92), Paradise, California, to initiate the airplane’s annual inspection. The morning of the accident, the pilot flew his personal airplane from CA92 to 07CL, secured his airplane, and subsequently departed 07CL in the accident airplane and was enroute to CA92, which was about 12 nautical miles (nm) northwest. A witness that spoke to the pilot via radio on the destination airports common traffic advisory frequency. About 0947, he heard the pilot issue a position report that informed CA92 airport traffic, that he was about 2.5 nm to the southwest and entering the downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern to land on runway 35. Another witness reported that about 0947, they heard a noise resembling an airplane’s engine just above their home, followed by the sound of a loud collision, coupled with the simultaneous jolt and shaking of their home shortly after. After walking outside and seeing the downed airplane, they called 911. First responder dispatch records indicated about 0948, law enforcement officers were dispatched to the accident site. The accident site was located about 3.06 nm southwest of CA92.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
