{"id":340055,"date":"2026-06-17T17:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/340055\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:25:16","slug":"netjets-aircraft-crashes-on-texas-highway-killing-one-and-injuring-five-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/340055\/","title":{"rendered":"NetJets aircraft crashes on Texas highway, killing one and injuring five | Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

A private jet carrying six people crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas<\/a> on Tuesday night, killing one person, local police said.<\/p>\n

Videos<\/a> shared online by the Laredo police department showed the wreckage of the aircraft and firefighters working at the scene. Other footage, shared by the Associated Press<\/a>, captured the immediate aftermath of the crash, with flames rising from the plane as police and others worked to pull people from it.<\/p>\n

The plane had left San Jos\u00e9 del Cabo in Mexico and was bound for Austin, Texas, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). NetJets, a private plane company owned by Warren Buffett<\/a>\u2019s Berkshire Hathaway, said in a statement<\/a> on Wednesday that one of its aircraft was involved in the accident.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we have tonight is a tragic event,\u201d Jose Baeza, an investigator with the Laredo police department, told reporters<\/a> on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Baeza said officers received a radio call from the local airport control tower just before 10pm local time, \u201cindicating that they had an aircraft that was in trouble, that they had lost communication with the aircraft\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cRegrettably and tragically\u201d one person onboard the aircraft died, Baeza said. The five other passengers were transported to local hospitals, he said, and were reported to be in stable condition.<\/p>\n

Authorities are withholding the identity of the deceased pending notification of next of kin.<\/p>\n

In a statement to the Guardian, Laredo international airport (LRD) officials said that \u201cat approximately 9:58 pm CDT on June 16, 2026, LRD Air Traffic Control received notification from the flight crew of a Cessna 680 Citation Latitude business jet reporting mechanical difficulties and declaring an emergency while en route from Los Cabos, Mexico<\/a>, to Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe aircraft was attempting to divert to LRD when it went down on Loop 20, several miles short of the airfield, and came to rest after striking a passenger vehicle on the highway,\u201d the airport officials said.<\/p>\n

The statement confirmed that \u201csix individuals were aboard the aircraft\u201d and that \u201cone person was fatally injured\u201d. The \u201cremaining five occupants, along with the driver of the affected vehicle, were transported to local hospitals and are reported to be in stable condition\u201d.<\/p>\n

The airport officials commended the \u201cswift response of the Laredo Police Department, Laredo Fire Department, area first responders, and the bystanders who acted without hesitation to assist those aboard the aircraft\u201d and said that \u201cfive police officers sustained injuries related to smoke inhalation during rescue operations and were treated accordingly\u201d.<\/p>\n

Replying to questions on Wednesday, the FAA said the aircraft was a \u201cCessna 680A business jet\u201d and confirmed it crashed south of Laredo around 10pm local time on Tuesday with six people on board.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate,\u201d the FAA said, with the NTSB in charge of the investigation.<\/p>\n

NetJets confirmed that an aircraft with tail number N523QS was involved in the accident. \u201cOur immediate concern is for the well-being of our Crewmembers, our passengers, and their families during this time,\u201d the company said in a statement. \u201cWe are activating our crisis response and family support teams to support those affected and their loved ones, and we are deploying a team of experts to the site of the accident.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NTSB has been notified and is investigating,\u201d it said. \u201cUntil investigators release information or findings, NetJets cannot comment further and will not speculate on the cause of this accident.\u201d<\/p>\n

Laredo international airport said in its statement that the NTSB and FAA \u201chave opened a joint investigation into the cause of this incident\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cLaredo International Airport (LRD) extends its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the individual who lost their life in last night\u2019s aircraft incident,\u201d the airport\u2019s statement added. \u201cOur thoughts are also with the five surviving passengers and crew, as well as the occupant of the ground vehicle involved, all of whom are receiving medical care.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A private jet carrying six people crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas on Tuesday night, killing one…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":340051,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-340055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/340051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}