Cessna 177A N30544 accident near San Jose, CA, USA, October 17, 2026

Cessna 177A, registration N30544, operated by FLYING TWENTY INC, was involved in an acc near San Jose, CA, USA on October 17, 2026. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious. Case WPR27LA019 is in work.

ADS-B receivers recorded 12 minutes of the flight after departing the San Jose/Reid-Hillview Arpt area (KRHV), reaching a maximum of 400 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:08 UTC, at 200 ft and 56 knots, descending at 704 feet per minute, about 3 km from San Jose/Reid-Hillview Arpt (KRHV).

The nearest weather report, from KRHV (3 km away), showed wind 340° at 9 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Cessna 177A registered in United States (Mode S A334E6).

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
October 17, 2026
Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Aircraft
Cessna 177A
Registration
N30544
Operator
FLYING TWENTY INC
Injuries
Serious
NTSB case
WPR27LA019 (In work)
Departure area
San Jose/Reid-Hillview Arpt (KRHV)
Nearest airport
San Jose/Reid-Hillview Arpt (KRHV)
Recorded flight
12 min, max 400 ft
Last recorded position
22:08 UTC, 200 ft, 56 kt

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Sources: NTSB case WPR27LA019; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.