An airplane that is taken on during an air show in Laredo, TexasOn Sunday, causing one person to be injured.
The incident happened shortly before 1 p.m. at the Laredo International AirportWhere the plane participated in the WBCA Stars & Stripes Air Show spectacular.
According to KGNS, only one plane was involved. The engine of the plane was on fire while he was in the air, but the pilot landed the plane and the fire was once brought to the ground.
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A plane set on fire during an air show in Laredo, Texas, on Sunday. (Getty Images)
The pilot, a man in the 1970s, was transported to the Laredo Medical Center in a critical condition after the incident. He was then transferred to San Antonio for observation.
“The plane had mechanical problems in the air and had to do an emergency landing,” Laredo Fire Department spokesperson Hernan Martinez told the Laredo Morning Times. “The pilot walked up injuries, face and head, and he is flown by the air to San Antonio. We all have units that are ready for the protection of the pilots, and he will be taken to the hospital for further evaluation. “
A sign marks the entrance to the FAA head office in Washington DC on October 7, 2024. (J. David Ake/Getty images)
No other people were on the plane.
Laredo Police said that Jacaman Road and Barlett Avenue were closed near the airport due to the fire on the airport site. A short time later, the police announced that the air show had resumed and the lanes had been reopened.
A sign from the Federal Aviation Administration hangs in the tower on John F. Kennedy International Airport, 16 March 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
The Federal Aviation Administration leads the investigation. The National Transportation Safety Board is also investigating.
This is only a day after at least two people died when a small plane crashed shortly after taking off an airport in Georgia.
