Piper PA-28-180 N7838W accident near Nephi, Utah, May 31, 2024
Piper PA-28-180, registration N7838W, operated by PENGUIN AIR LLC, was involved in an accident near Nephi, Utah on May 31, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case WPR24LA178 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 22 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 5,800 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:15 UTC, at 5,700 ft and 85 knots, climbing at 192 feet per minute, about 3 km from Nephi Muni (KU14).
The nearest weather report, from K41U (48 km away), showed wind 280° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-180 registered in United States (Mode S AA9F30).
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
- May 31, 2024
- Location
- Nephi, Utah
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N7838W
- Operator
- PENGUIN AIR LLC
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR24LA178 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Nephi Muni (KU14)
- Recorded flight
- 22 min, max 5,800 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:15 UTC, 5,700 ft, 85 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24LA178; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.