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Small Plane Crash-Lands on Ukiah Street; One Minor Injury Reported

Two men and two dogs were aboard the aircraft, which clipped power lines before coming down in the 300 block of North Main Street on Aug. 7, 2026; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 7, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ETUpdated Aug 13, 2026, 1:14 p.m. ET
A small plane crash-landed on North Main Street near downtown , California, on Aug. 7, 2026, at a time reported variously as by the Daily Journal and the Lake County Record-Bee and by the Daily Journal. men were aboard, both described by the newspapers as from out of the area, along with dogs. The pilot was uninjured — and was described by a fire official as "a very educated pilot" — while his co-pilot, an adult male, received minor injuries and declined medical treatment, according to the Daily Journal. The paper reported survivors. According to both outlets, the aircraft clipped power lines before hitting the ground during . A power line was damaged and later repaired by city of personnel; no power outages were reported. The crash landing in the 300 block of North Main Street struck no buildings, vehicles, people, animals or utility poles. Officers shut down North Main Street between East Perkins and Norton streets, and Sierra Pacific Aviation, a local vehicle recovery business, removed the plane from the roadway after the wings were to be taken off so it could be towed. The aircraft was originally identified as a Cessna and was later identified as a rare Polish-made Wilga, described by the Daily Journal as a and by the Daily Journal and the Record-Bee as a . No registration appears in the reporting, and the airframe has not been individually identified. The cause has not been determined. The Police Department reported that the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were contacted and that the NTSB has begun its own investigation; the Daily Journal also quoted an official it identified only as Nelson saying the police department is handling the local aspects of the response and that NTSB personnel were responding to conduct an investigation. Weather observations recorded at Municipal Airport, 1.7 miles away and 11 minutes from the reported time, show calm wind, visibility of 10 statute miles, clear skies and a temperature of 82°F. Those are instrument readings and not a statement by any authority about what happened.

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Terrain elevation
650 ft
Nearest aerodrome
1.7 miles NNW of Ukiah Municipal Airport (KUKI/UKI)

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Revision history

  1. Version 813 Aug 2026, 17:14current

    No new facts; headline and dek rewritten for plainer phrasing, story text unchanged.

  2. Version 713 Aug 2026, 15:10

    Clarified that the person quoted as Nelson was identified only by that name in the Ukiah Daily Journal's reporting.

  3. Version 612 Aug 2026, 00:44

    Added Lake County Record-Bee as a second source with attribution split on the time and aircraft designation, noted the reported survivor count, and removed the developing-story caveat now that coverage is settled.

  4. Version 512 Aug 2026, 00:08

    Added conflicting reported times (10:40/10:45 a.m.), two dogs aboard, damaged power line repaired by city personnel, street closure between East Perkins and Norton, removal by Sierra Pacific Aviation, fire official's description of the pilot, FAA notification and NTSB investigation, and the PZL Wilga/PZL-104 Wilga type discrepancy.

  5. Version 48 Aug 2026, 01:23

    Added headline and dek noting the crash site is near downtown Ukiah; no new facts reported.

  6. Version 38 Aug 2026, 00:32

    Added that no registration appears in the reporting and the airframe has not been individually identified.

  7. Version 28 Aug 2026, 00:27

    Added the two occupants and their reported injuries, and the 300 block location of the crash landing.

  8. Version 18 Aug 2026, 00:22

    First published.

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