# Incident 19790219006839I: Piper PA28180, Moline, IL, February 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1979, 14:45 local time
- Place: Moline, IL
- Airport: Quad City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4600° N, 90.4929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUAD-CITY (I04), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4600&lon=-90.4929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3393R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3393R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 291 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790219006839I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED SHORT WITHOUT ENGINE POWER WEAK SPARK ON ONE MAG. NO OTHER MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## Other reports on N3393R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250720009799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250720009799I), Jul 20, 2025: Piper PA-28-180 (N3393R), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Airman reported loud clang noise and smoke on climb out as he was making a left-hand turn. He noticed the aircraft propeller was broken off on one side as he…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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