What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft experienced a loss of power in the right engine after completing a fly by at an airshow. The pilot performed an emergency landing resulting in a crash short of runway 18R at Laredo International Airport. The aircraft was on fire shortly after impact, which was extinguished quickly by airport fire fighters. The pilot had to be extracted and was air lifted to san antonio due to severe head trauma.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER IN THE RIGHT ENGINE AFTER COMPLETING A FLY BY AT AN AIRSHOW. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING RESULTING IN A CRASH SHORT OF RUNWAY 18R AT LAREDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FIRE SHORTLY AFTER IMPACT, WHICH WAS EXTINGUISHED QUICKLY BY AIRPORT FIRE FIGHTERS. THE PILOT HAD TO BE EXTRACTED AND WAS AIR LIFTED TO SAN ANTONIO DUE TO SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.