# NTSB WPR26LA292: Piper PA-24-260, N617ED, Albuquerque, NM, August 5, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 5, 2026, 10:35 local (16:35 UTC)
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Coordinates: 35.140247, -106.7956
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1402&lon=-106.7956&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA292
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203542/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA292

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-260, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102406), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N617ED](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N617ED), registered now, S/N 24-4765, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 24-4765
- Year built: 1968
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: AEG, Double Eagle II

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.21 inHg
- Observed at: KAEG
- METAR: METAR KAEG 051550Z 15005KT 10SM CLR 28/08 A3021

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.

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