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Event CEN25LA156

2025-04-12 Edinburg, Texas, United States Airport · EBG None 1 aircraft Status: In work

Registry · N5807T

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

MOONEY M20J

Year of manufacture

1985 · 40 years old at event

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A77947

Registrant of record

ROYAL TREATMENT CARRIERS INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

On April 12, 2025, at 1010 central daylight time, a Mooney M20J, N5807T, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Edinburg, Texas. The private pilot and two passengers were uninjured. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations as a personal flight. The accident flight was reported as an Angel Flight in which the pilot was to pick up two passengers at Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR), Sugar Land, Texas, and transport them to Mc Allen (MFE), Mc Allen, Texas. About 30 miles north of MFE and descending, the pilot noticed a rapid increase in engine oil temperature, followed by a drop in engine oil pressure and engine roughness. The pilot then diverted the flight to South Texas International Airport at Edinburg, Edinburg, Texas, where the pilot attempted to perform a precautionary landing. Unable to reach the runway due to a loss of engine power, the pilot landed the airplane in a field short of the runway. The airplane was retained for further examination. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_CEN25LA156.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.