Piper PA32-300 N617ET accident near Pomona, California, November 17, 2024
Piper PA32-300, registration N617ET, was involved in an accident near Pomona, California on November 17, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 4 people on board. Case WPR25LA039 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 14 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 6,425 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:07 UTC, at 1,125 ft and 61 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 1 km from La Verne/Brackett Fld (KPOC).
The nearest weather report, from KPOC (1 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-32-300 registered in United States (Mode S A80935).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- November 17, 2024
- Location
- Pomona, California
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32-300
- Registration
- N617ET
- Injuries
- Serious (4 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA039 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- La Verne/Brackett Fld (KPOC)
- Recorded flight
- 14 min, max 6,425 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:07 UTC, 1,125 ft, 61 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA039; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.