THE DTSB
Pending.
Key facts
- DateFebruary 28, 2026
- Local time9:50 AM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightManeuvering
- People on board1
- Fatalities1
Accident Location
- City, State
- Oroville, California
- Latitude
- 39.663692
- Longitude
- -121.656706
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N3170Z
- Make
- Piper
- Model
- PA-22-150
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Gender
- Unknown
- Certification
- Unknown
- IFR rating
- Unknown
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight school
- Unknown
- Instructional flight
- Unknown
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Pilot error
- Unknown
- Pilot incapacitation
- Unknown
- People on board
- 1
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- UNKNOWN →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
See the NTSB Recommendation Tracker →