# NTSB WPR27LA030: Piper PA-28-235, N8620W, Salt Lake City, UT, November 2, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: November 2, 2026, 10:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Coordinates: 40.788393, -111.97777
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 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): 204118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR27LA030
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204118/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27LA030

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-235, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7102810), [All aircraft, 3,663 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8620W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8620W), registered now, S/N 28-10134, built 1963 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-10134
- Year built: 1963
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Purcell Holdings Lc
- Registered owner: Purcell Holdings Lc
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: SLC

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,200 ft broken
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.19 inHg
- Observed at: KSLC, 1 nm away
- METAR: METAR KSLC 021654Z 33011KT 10SM FEW025 BKN042 BKN060 09/04 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP211 SCSL DSNT NW T00890039 VISNO NW RNWY $

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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