# Accident 20250216013799A: Douglas A-20G, Laredo, TX, February 16, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2025, 12:45 local time
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Airport: Laredo International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5584° N, 99.4628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5584&lon=-99.4628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747HS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747HS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas A-20G (registry code 3020306, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-a-20g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-2600 series (registry code 67050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS A-20G
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-2600 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250216013799A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN25LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA097), Feb 16, 2025: Douglas A-20G (N747HS), Laredo, TX, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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