Airbus AS332 N332N accident near Yosemite Valley, California, September 20, 2026
Airbus AS332, registration N332N, was involved in an accident near Yosemite Valley, California on September 20, 2026. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 2 people on board. Case WPR26FA346 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 18 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 8,650 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:56 UTC, at 8,325 ft and 20 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 66 km from Mammoth/Yosemite Arpt (KMMH).
The nearest weather report, from KMMH (66 km away), showed wind 90° at 8 knots gusting 15, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Eurocopter Super Puma AS.332 L1 registered in United States (Mode S A39E69).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- September 20, 2026
- Location
- Yosemite Valley, California
- Aircraft
- Airbus AS332
- Registration
- N332N
- Injuries
- Fatal (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR26FA346 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- Mammoth/Yosemite Arpt (KMMH)
- Recorded flight
- 18 min, max 8,650 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:56 UTC, 8,325 ft, 20 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR26FA346; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.