Wahlberg, 57, was reportedly one of eight people aboard a Dassault Falcon 50 when the aircraft attempted to depart Las Vegas on Sunday, October 18.

The jet was bound for Toronto Pearson Airport.

But around 11 a.m. local time, something went wrong.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot aborted the takeoff before the aircraft became airborne.

The jet then overran the runway and struck a perimeter fence.

The FAA did not immediately say what caused the crew to reject the takeoff.

Fortunately, airport officials said there were no known injuries.

The frightening incident came less than a day after Wahlberg had performed with New Kids on the Block during the group’s Las Vegas residency.

On Saturday, October 17, the singer and actor had taken the stage at Dolby Live at Park MGM as part of New Kids on the Block’s “The Right Stuff” residency.

The performance marked the final show of the group’s scheduled October run.

The following morning, Wahlberg was preparing to leave Las Vegas for Toronto when the flight ended before it had truly begun.

Harry Reid International Airport later confirmed that the aircraft overran Runway 1L and struck the airport’s perimeter fence.

Runways 1L and 1R were temporarily closed while officials inspected the area.

Travelers were warned that delays could follow as air traffic controllers adjusted airport operations.

Perhaps one of the most dramatic details to emerge came from air traffic control audio.

In a recording shared online, a voice attributed to the pilot could be heard repeating:

“Aborting. Aborting.”

The brief transmission captured the moment the crew made the decision to reject the takeoff.

Additional air traffic control recordings documented the emergency response that followed.

One controller could be heard asking the aircraft whether everyone was okay.

Another transmission confirmed that emergency vehicles were already on the way.

At the same time, controllers were forced to redirect other aircraft while crews responded to the runway overrun.

The recordings did not reveal what caused the pilot to abort the departure.

That question remained unanswered as investigators began examining what happened.

Pilot and aviation expert Reed Yadon later told News 3 Las Vegas that the aircraft may have been moving at a significant speed when the crew attempted to stop.

He estimated that the Falcon 50 could have been traveling close to 150 miles per hour.

That figure was only an estimate and had not been officially confirmed.

Still, Yadon said stopping the aircraft under those circumstances would have been extremely challenging.

He also praised both the pilots and the airport response, describing the handling of the situation as highly effective.

Investigators were expected to examine multiple possibilities, including mechanical problems and human factors.

Maintenance records, training records, airport surveillance footage and cockpit recordings could all potentially help determine why the pilots rejected the takeoff.

Wahlberg later addressed the incident himself in an Instagram video.

Standing outside near the airport, he reassured fans that everyone aboard had escaped injury.

“We’re all okay, I’m okay,” he said.

He explained that the aircraft never became airborne.

“We, uh, we’re taking off and didn’t get up in the air,” Wahlberg said.

The actor and singer described the jet running out of runway and continuing across the airport grounds.

He also pointed toward the area where the aircraft had traveled, describing the obstacles the pilots had managed to avoid.

Wahlberg said the jet had avoided several fences before eventually striking one.

“I’m not sure how many fences we avoided, but we didn’t avoid the last one,” he recalled.

He also mentioned trucks, heavy machinery and dumpsters that the aircraft passed without hitting.

For Wahlberg, the outcome could have been dramatically different.

He credited the pilots with keeping everyone alive and preventing a far more serious disaster.

Wahlberg also revealed that prayer had been part of the tense moments aboard.

“We just finished praying, and I looked out the window,” he said.

As he realized the aircraft was continuing along the ground instead of climbing into the sky, Wahlberg remembered thinking:

“We are not going up in the air today.”

In the caption accompanying his video, Wahlberg explained that he had originally recorded the message for friends and relatives after receiving concerned calls and texts.

After fans began reaching out as news of the incident spread, he decided to post it publicly.

“Yes, it was me and my team/friends onboard the aircraft,” he wrote.

He described the ordeal as “a rather intense few moments” that felt much longer while he was experiencing them.

Wahlberg again praised the flight crew.

He said he was grateful to God and to the pilots, whom he credited with doing an incredible job of keeping everyone safe.

He also thanked emergency crews at the Las Vegas airport for their response.

The singer later shared an Instagram Story showing him standing with three men who appeared to be members of the flight crew.

The group stood together on airport grounds while Wahlberg offered another message of gratitude and prayer.

Despite the apparent damage to the aircraft, Wahlberg emphasized the most important part of the outcome.

“The airplane did take some lumps — but we did not,” he wrote.

His wife, Jenny McCarthy, quickly reacted publicly to the post.

“God is so good!!!!” she wrote, adding prayer and heart emojis.

Wahlberg ended his own message on a similarly grateful note.

“All glory to God! By His grace, we are all ok,” he wrote.

Airport operations later began returning to normal.

Harry Reid International Airport announced that the FAA ground stop had been lifted and that Runways 1L and 1R had reopened following inspections.

While the immediate emergency had passed and everyone aboard was reported safe, one major question remained.

Why did the pilots have to abort the takeoff in the first place?

That remained under investigation.

For Wahlberg and the others aboard, however, the most important fact was already clear.

The aircraft never reached the sky, the jet took damage, and the runway incident caused a significant emergency response.

But everyone walked away.