FAA ‘Looking Into’ Viral Boeing 777 Low-Pass Video

Agency says it’s aware of reports that a Boeing 777 made an extremely low pass at a Texas jet center on Wednesday.

Jack Daleo

Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:00 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

Video appears to depict a Boeing 777 outfitted in a Qatar Airways Cargo livery nearly scraping a runway in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. [Credit: Qatar Airways]

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A viral video depicting a Boeing 777-200LR making an extremely low pass at Horseshoe Bay Resort Jet Center in Texas sparked debate among aviation enthusiasts regarding its authenticity.
The FAA is investigating the incident, noting that while technically not violating minimum safe altitude regulations if in position to land, such an act could fall under "careless or reckless operations," potentially leading to pilot certification penalties.
Flight tracking data verified a 777 (N705DN) overflew the location at a remarkably low altitude, and its lessor, Jetran, appeared to confirm the video's authenticity, stating it was a final test flight for an aircraft destined for Qatar Airways Cargo, though not operated by Qatar Airways.

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Aviation geeks on Thursday morning hotly debated whether a viral video shared by X user @EBAviation—which appears to depict a Boeing 777-200LR making an extremely low pass at Horseshoe Bay Resort Jet Center in Texas, nearly scraping the runway—is real or generated by artificial intelligence.

“Inches from disaster and for what? Stupid stupid stupid,” opined Steve Giordano, a partner with Nomadic Aviation Group who runs the CockpitCasual YouTube channel.