Piper PA-28-180 N8359W

Summary

On 3 August 2025 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N8359W was involved in an accident near Silver Springs, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

3 August 2025 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Silver Springs, Nevada, United States

Coordinates

39.3721, -119.3454

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N8359W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dayton → Silver Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA236

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 3, 2025, at about 0730 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA28-180, N8359W, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Stagecoach, Nevada. The student pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The pilot departed Silver Springs Airport (SPZ) earlier in the morning for the solo flight. After completing 3 uneventful takeoffs and landings at Dayton Valley Airpark (A34), he began the return leg to Silver Springs. About 10 minutes after departure, at an altitude of about 7,500 ft msl (3,200 ft agl), the pilot experienced a loud bang followed by heavy airframe vibration. The engine was shaking violently and then lost all power. He could see a propeller was blade missing, so he prepared for an emergency landing by shutting off the fuel and trimming the airplane for best glide airspeed. He then set the transponder to 7700 and declared an emergency on the Dayton Valley and Silver Springs common traffic advisory frequency. The pilot chose a highway for landing, and the touchdown was uneventful. During the landing roll it became apparent that the rudder pedal system had been damaged, so the pilot was unable to maintain directional control, and the airplane struck a median curb. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount during the accident sequence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.