Mooney M20F | N9546M
September 7th, 2026 | Titusville, Florida
Accident Location
- City: Titusville
- State: Florida
- Latitude: 28.52830630099964
- Longitude: -80.7981634938315
- Airport ID: KTIX
Aircraft Info
- N Number: N9546M
- Make: Mooney
- Model: M20F
- Aircraft Category: Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built: No
Pilot Info
- PIC Name: Hood, Michael Timothy
- Gender: Male
- Pilot Age: 75
- Pilot Hours:
- Flight School: No
- Instructional Flight: No
- Pilot Certification: Private Pilot
- IFR Rating: No
- Pilot Error: Yes
- Pilot Medical: Basic Med
- Pilot Incapacitation: No
Analysis
- Date: September 7th, 2026
- Time: 10:15 AM Local Time
- Day / Night: Day
- VMC / IMC: VMC
- Phase Of Flight: Takeoff
- Total People Onboard: 1
- PIC Fatality: 1
- PAX Fatalities: 0
- Ground Fatalities: 0
- Total Fatalities: 1
- NTSB No:
- NTSB Travel: Unknown
- AQP Classification: 21) THE IMPOSSIBLE TURN, U-FIT
Probable Cause
DTSB: The DTSB determines the Probable Cause of this accident to be Pilot Error, in that the accident pilot departed from runway 36 and encountered an engine failure after lift off, and did attempt an aggressive left hand turn back towards the airport. In the process of the turn the aircraft was aerodynamically stalled, whereupon the aircraft impacted nearly vertically into power lines and terrain, with the left wing low.
NTSB: NONE
Recommendation
DTSB: The DTSB recommends that all pilots of all aircraft rehearse and condition themselves for engine abnormals that can occur during or after takeoff, and that each pilot should be able to lower the nose and fly straight ahead to an off field landing.
NTSB: NONE
DISCLAIMER: All data and Probable Cause listings are “Probable” only. They are based on opinion and educated speculation, and are for educational purposes only. They may contain incorrect information and are subject to change as new information becomes available.