Piper PA-32-300 N617ET

Summary

On 17 November 2024 at about 19:10 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N617ET was involved in an accident near Pomona, California, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

17 November 2024 at 19:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Pomona, California, United States

Nearest airport

Brackett Field Airport (KPOC)

Coordinates

34.0915, -117.7716

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-300

Registration

N617ET

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Apple Valley → Laverne

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA039

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On November 17, 2024, about 1110 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-32-300, N617ET, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pomona, California. The pilot and two passengers sustained minor injuries. One passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that he departed Apple Valley Airport (APV), Apple Valley, California, with an intended destination of Brackett Field Airport (POC), La Verne, California. When he was about 10 miles from POC, he contacted the POC Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT), and the controller instructed him to enter the right downwind leg of the traffic pattern for runway 26R. Shortly after, the controller revised his instructions and instructed the pilot to enter runway the traffic pattern on the base leg for runway 26R. The pilot performed pre-landing checklist items and observed no anomalies with the airplane. The controller cleared the pilot to land on runway 26R and after he had turned onto final, the engine lost power. The pilot switched fuel tanks, checked the fuel boost pump, however, was unable to restore engine power. He attempted to land on a road west of the Pomona Fairplex, however, the airplane descended into a parking lot and struck multiple unoccupied vehicles before it came to rest upright about 1,000 ft from the approach end of runway 26R. Both wings, fuselage, and stabilator were substantially damaged. The wreckage was recovered to a secure facility for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.