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Small Plane Crash-Lands on Downtown Street in Ukiah, California

Two people aboard survived the Aug. 7 crash landing on North Main Street; sources differ on the phase of flight and the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 11, 2026, 8:09 p.m. ET
A small aircraft crash-landed on a street in downtown , California, on the morning of Aug. 7, 2026, according to the New York Post. This is a developing event and details may change. The Post reported that the aircraft, a , came down at on the 300 block of North Main Street, striking no buildings, cars, people, animals or utility poles. The plane clipped some power lines, but no power outages were reported, according to the outlet. Accounts of the phase of flight differ: the New York Post reported the aircraft was , while perthnow.com.au reported it was taking off. Neither account outweighs the other. people were aboard and both survived, the Post reported, adding that the men are thought to be from outside Mendocino County. The outlet reported that the aircraft's wings were to be removed before it was towed from the street. The cause has not been determined. The Police Department and the National Transportation Safety Board are handling the investigation, the Post reported, citing a person it identified as Nelson. The coverage also refers to a 2008 plane crash in which Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker was seriously injured. According to perthnow.com.au, Barker's assistant Chris Baker and security guard Charles Still Jr were killed in that crash, and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein survived it but died a year later of a drug overdose; the outlet also reported that the private plane for the return leg had been booked at the last minute. A figure of fatalities appears in perthnow.com.au's reporting, but the record as supplied does not make clear which crash that total refers to. The crash involved people aboard, both of whom survived, according to the Post. Weather observations recorded at Municipal Airport, 1.7 miles away and 11 minutes from the reported time of the crash, show calm wind, visibility of 10 statute miles, clear skies and a temperature of 82°F. The observation is an instrument reading and is not a statement about what happened. No registration for the aircraft appears in the reporting, and the airframe has not been identified.

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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 212 Aug 2026, 00:09current

    Added perthnow.com.au reporting: conflicting takeoff/landing phase of flight now given as a sourced disagreement, plus the 2008 Travis Barker crash details and an unattributable four-fatality figure flagged as unclear in the record.

  2. Version 18 Aug 2026, 00:57

    First published.

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