Newly-released video shows seaplane emergency landing on Reno highway

Local News Newly-released video shows seaplane emergency landing on Reno highway By Carlos E. Castañeda Carlos E. Castañeda Senior Editor, News & Social Media Carlos E. Castañeda is a senior editor of news and social media for CBS Bay Area. Read Full Bio Carlos E. Castañeda October 27, 2026 / 2:15 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento Add CBS News on Google Nevada State Police on Tuesday released a newly-obtained video showing a seaplane making an emergency landing on Interstate Highway 80 east of Reno.The incident happened on Oct. 22 on westbound I-80 near USA Parkway, about 28 miles east of Reno. The video shows a driver's dashboard camera footage of a Seawind 3000 aircraft swooping onto the highway, with the pilot manuevering to avoid vehicles and skidding on its hull to a stop. Washoe County, NV | #Update #AircraftEmergencyLanding on 22 Oct, 2026. Please note: This is NOT an active scene or ongoing incident. Additional video has emerged of the Seawind 3000 aircraft emergency landing on Interstate 80 east of Reno, Nevada, on October 22, 2026. Following a… pic.twitter.com/1sQQyqqqVM— Nevada State Police (@NVStatePolice) October 27, 2026 Police said the plane experienced mechanical failure before the emergency landing. No injuries were reported.The crash landing block all westbound lanes of I-80 for about three hours. Private plane crash has closed westbound I-80 near USA Parkway.No major injuries reported.WESTBOUND I-80 WILL REMAIN CLOSED near USA Parkway for undetermined time.Use SB USA Parkway as alternate route.Eastbound (Reno to USA Parkway) open.AVOID UNNECESARY TRAVEL in area. pic.twitter.com/m2WZQ5Zdwo— Nevada DOT Reno (@nevadadotreno) October 22, 2026 As of Tuesday, Nevada State Police said the incident remained under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). In: Reno Emergency Landing Interstate 80 Plane Crash Nevada Featured Local Savings