Mooney M20J N5807T

Summary

On 12 April 2025 at about 15:10 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N5807T was involved in an accident near Edinburg, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

12 April 2025 at 15:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Edinburg, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

South Texas International at E (EBG)

Coordinates

26.4400, -98.1200

Aircraft

Mooney M20J

Registration

N5807T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1985

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sugar Land → McAllen

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA156

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.