{"id":28737555,"date":"2026-10-19T15:39:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T13:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/san-jose-plane-crash-cessna-177-cardinal-capitol-expressway-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T15:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T13:40:03","slug":"san-jose-plane-crash-cessna-177-cardinal-capitol-expressway-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/san-jose-plane-crash-cessna-177-cardinal-capitol-expressway-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Plane Crash: Cessna Cardinal Nosedives Onto an Expressway"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid 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The aircraft crumpled. Somehow, all three people inside survived: two adults and a child.<\/p>\r\n<p>The plane missed every car on the road. No one on the ground was hurt. All three occupants were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and on Sunday the FAA said the pilot had reported engine trouble just before the crash.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f9;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0 26px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#0d1117\">Quick Facts<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px\"><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>When:<\/strong> Saturday 17 October 2026, about 3:10 p.m. local time<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Where:<\/strong> Near Capitol Expressway and Excalibur Drive, San Jose, California, close to Reid-Hillview Airport<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Aircraft:<\/strong> 1968 Cessna 177A Cardinal (per FAA records cited by ABC7)<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Operator:<\/strong> Registered to Flying Twenty Inc., a San Jose State University flying club<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>On board:<\/strong> Two adults and one child<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Injuries:<\/strong> Non-life-threatening; no one hurt on the ground<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>FAA:<\/strong> Pilot reported engine issues before the crash; cause under investigation<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A Flying Club Cardinal<\/h2>\r\n<p>FAA records cited by ABC7 show the aircraft was a 1968 Cessna 177A Cardinal registered to Flying Twenty Inc., a nonprofit flying club for San Jose State University students, alumni and faculty. The club flies from Reid-Hillview Airport, a busy general aviation field surrounded on all sides by houses, shops and roads.<\/p>\r\n<p>The Cardinal was Cessna's 1968 attempt at a more modern four-seater: a high-wing single-engine aircraft with a cantilever wing and no wing struts, built until 1978. It is popular with clubs and owners for its big doors and good visibility.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/reid-hillview-airport-san-jose-aerial.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of Reid-Hillview Airport surrounded by San Jose streets and neighbourhoods\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Reid-Hillview Airport in East San Jose, photographed in 2008, with dense housing and busy roads around the field. Photo: Ikluft \/ CC BY-SA 4.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Engine Trouble, Then the Road<\/h2>\r\n<p>KTVU reported that the FAA said on Sunday the pilot had reported \"engine issues\" shortly before the aircraft went down. The agency has not said more, and the cause is still under investigation. Police said drugs and alcohol did not appear to be factors.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><div><em>&ldquo;Out of an abundance of caution.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>San Jose Police Department<\/strong> &mdash; on why all three occupants were taken to hospital, as reported by the Los Angeles Times<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>The crash caused a minor fuel spill, which fire crews quickly absorbed. The Alum Rock Avenue offramp from Highway 680 was briefly closed, and it took about three hours to clear the wreckage, the Los Angeles Times reported.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0 8px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w5Okxt-tfa0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;font-style:italic;margin:0 0 24px\">ABC7 News Bay Area with new video showing the moment the plane came down onto the San Jose expressway.<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What Pilots Learn From This<\/h2>\r\n<p>An engine problem shortly after take-off or on approach leaves a pilot only seconds to choose a landing spot, and in a city there are few good choices. Pilots are trained to fly the aircraft first and to aim for the most open area they can reach. A road with gaps in the traffic can be better than rooftops.<\/p>\r\n<p>Investigators will now look at the engine, the fuel and the flight's final minutes. For the three people on board, the most important part is already settled. They walked away from a crash that, by every picture of the wreckage, they had no business surviving.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><em>Sources: KTVU, ABC7 News Bay Area, Los Angeles Times (via The Spokesman-Review), NBC Bay Area<\/em><\/p>\r\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\r\n\r\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\r\n\r\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<style>.mfq{margin:34px 0 8px}.mfq h2{font:26px\/1.3 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117;padding-top:22px;margin:0 0 6px}.mfq .qa details{border-top:1px solid #5C91FF;margin:0;padding:0}.mfq .qa details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid #e2e7ee}.mfq .qa summary{cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:22px 26px;font:18px\/1.7 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117}.mfq .qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mfq .qa summary::after{content:\"+\";font:24px Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#3568e0;flex:0 0 auto}.mfq .qa details[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mfq .qa details:hover summary{color:#3568e0}.mfq .qa .a{font:16px\/1.7 \"Gilroy regular\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#454e5e;padding:0 26px 24px}.mfq .qa .a a{color:#3568e0}@media(max-width:680px){.mfq .qa summary{padding:18px 14px;font-size:17px}.mfq .qa .a{padding:0 14px 20px}}<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"mfq\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><div class=\"qa\"><details open><summary>What happened in the San Jose plane crash on 17 October 2026?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">On Saturday 17 October 2026, at about 3:10 p.m., a Cessna 177A Cardinal crashed nose-first onto the roadway near Capitol Expressway and Excalibur Drive in San Jose. Two adults and a child on board survived with non-life-threatening injuries, and no one on the ground was hurt.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>What type of plane crashed in San Jose?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The aircraft was a 1968 Cessna 177A Cardinal, according to FAA records cited by ABC7. It is registered to Flying Twenty Inc., a nonprofit flying club for San Jose State University students, alumni and faculty that operates from Reid-Hillview Airport.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>What caused the San Jose plane crash?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The cause is under investigation. The FAA said on Sunday 18 October 2026 that the pilot reported engine issues shortly before the Cessna 177A went down near Capitol Expressway. Police said drugs and alcohol did not appear to be factors.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Was anyone killed in the San Jose plane crash?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">No. All three people on the Cessna 177A Cardinal, two adults and a child, survived and were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The plane avoided the vehicles on the road, and no one on the ground was injured.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>What is a Cessna 177 Cardinal?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The Cessna 177 Cardinal is a four-seat, high-wing, single-engine light aircraft that Cessna built from 1968 to 1978. 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