# NTSB CEN27FA030: Piper PA-28-235, N8777W, Gunnison, CO, October 24, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Investigation open
- Date: October 24, 2026, 08:22 local (14:22 UTC)
- Place: Gunnison, CO
- Location: 38.5480° N, 106.9246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gunnison, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5480&lon=-106.9246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN27FA030
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204066/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27FA030

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-235, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=7102810), [All aircraft, 1,721 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8777W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8777W), registered now, S/N 28-10321, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Pilot
- Registered owner: Hendi Aviation LLC

## Weather

- Conditions: Day
- Wind: 20° at 7 knots
- Observed at: 18 nm away

## Other investigations on N8777W (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI68D0626](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0626), Feb 14, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N8777W), Sunman, IN, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.