Johnson Harmon Rocket accident near Corona, CA
On January 17, 2017, a Johnson Harmon Rocket (airplane) was involved in an accident near Corona, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 17, 2017
- Place
- Corona, CA
- Aircraft
- Johnson Harmon Rocket · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.895°N, 117.594°W
- NTSB ID
- 20170117X64906
Official records · WPR17LA054
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn January 17, 2017, at 1055 Pacific standard time, an experimental amateur-built Harmon Rocket, N275JS, impacted terrain following a total loss of engine power during the initial climb from Corona Municipal Airport (AJO), Corona, California. The private pilot (seated in the front seat) was fatally injured, and the commercial pilot (seated in the rear seat) sustained serious injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was owned and operated by the front-seat pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight, which originated from AJO at 1026. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, witnesses reported seeing the airplane initially take off from runway 25. The airplane then landed on runway 07 and immediately departed. After reaching 100-200 ft above ground level (agl), the engine experienced a loss of power. The airplane made a steep turn back toward the airport and collided with terrain, coming to rest on flat, soft vegetation on airport property. The accident site was located about 1,650 ft from the departure end of runway 07. The airplane was equipped with an Advanced Flight Systems AF-4500sEF multifunction display (MFD) that recorded the flight and engine parameters in 5-second increments. The MFD revealed that the airplane departed at 1026 and circled over Lake Mathews, located about 9 miles to the southeast. Thereafter, the airplane returned to AJO and performed three practice tak
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel starvation as a result of a failure of internal components of the fuel servo.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
