# Incident 20250720009799I: Piper PA-28-180, Reno, NV, July 20, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2025, 15:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4991° N, 119.7681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/TAHOE INTL (RNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4991&lon=-119.7681&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 PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250720009799I

## Narrative

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

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 MADE A RETURN TO THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT STARTED ON FIRE AFTER LANDING.

## Other reports on N3393R (1)

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

- [Incident 19790219006839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790219006839I), Feb 19, 1979: Piper PA28180 (N3393R), Moline, IL, Minor damage. Landed short without engine power weak spark on one mag. No other malfunction found.

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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