Cessna 177A N30544 accident near San Jose, California, October 17, 2026
Cessna 177A, registration N30544, operated by FLYING TWENTY INC, was involved in an accident near San Jose, California on October 17, 2026. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 3 people on board. 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, California
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177A
- Registration
- N30544
- Operator
- FLYING TWENTY INC
- Injuries
- Serious (3 on board)
- 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.