A private flight that took off from Laredo, Texas, bound for Cabo San Lucas in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, ended in a public complaint regarding air safety. The pilot, creator of the YouTube channel FlyingTexas, recounted that he was the victim of a laser attack on his plane in Los Cabos while on approach to the Cabo airport.
The route between the Texas border and beach destinations in Mexico is frequently used by business and leisure travelers. Therefore, the testimony of this pilot from Laredo, Texas, denouncing the green laser, has generated concern among those who fly from the Laredo-Nuevo Laredo region to the Mexican Pacific resorts.
According to the video published on YouTube by the FlyingTexas account, the incident occurred on November 28, 2025, during a private flight from Laredo, Texas, to Cabo San Lucas in a Diamond DA42 aircraft. This model is a twin-engine utility aircraft with a capacity for four occupants, used for both advanced training and executive travel.
The pilot explained that the aircraft was already on final approach to Los Cabos International Airport when, suddenly, a green laser beam struck the cockpit.
“They just pointed a green laser at me. Firing a laser at an aircraft is a serious federal crime, and it just happened to me,” the pilot states in the recording.
According to his account, the beam was projected when the plane was only 400 feet above the runway, a critical stage where any distraction can lead to loss of control or abrupt maneuvers.
Why is a laser so dangerous for pilots?
The pilot himself explains that a direct laser beam in the cockpit can immediately dazzle or blind the pilot, even if the impact lasts only a few seconds.
“A laser in the cockpit can blind you. Exactly what you don’t want to happen 400 feet above the runway,” he added.
Aviation authorities in the United States and Mexico have reiterated that the danger of lasers to pilots in Mexico and any other country is real: intense flashes can cause momentary vision loss, retinal damage, and disorientation during takeoff or landing. In many cases, these are acts performed “for fun,” but the law considers it a federal crime to fire a laser at an aircraft, as it endangers the crew and passengers.
After landing successfully in Cabo San Lucas, the pilot approached airport personnel to report the incident. In the video, a female employee can be heard explaining the procedure:
“You reported a green laser, so you’ll need to go to the appropriate office and fill out this form,” she says.
The pilot noted that if there hadn’t been any remaining sunlight at the time of the impact, the outcome could have been different.
“I was lucky; there was a little sunlight, and I was able to land safely,” he recounts. Even so, he poses a direct question to his followers:
“Is it still safe to travel to Mexico?”
In the video’s comments section, several users collaborated to identify the exact location from which the beam was believed to have been emitted. Using visual references and map tools, some provided approximate coordinates that could help Mexican authorities trace the origin of the laser attack on the plane in Los Cabos.
The creator of FlyingTexas himself thanks the community for their participation and states that he will provide all the information gathered to the authorities in both the United States and Mexico so that the case can be investigated.
Source: diariolaredo
