# Accident 20260321010649A: Textron Aviation Inc T206H, Fort Myers, FL, March 21, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2026, 09:00 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Salty Approach Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6034° N, 82.2201° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6034&lon=-82.2201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2469H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2469H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron T206H (registry code 2073343, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A (registry code 42004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC T206H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AJ1A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 5
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 42 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260321010649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2026, A TEXTRON AVIATION INC T206H, REGISTERED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT SALTY APPROACH AIRPORT (FL90) IN FORT MYERS, FL.  THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE FLIGHT OPERATION WAS COMPLETED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.

AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BEGAN ITS DEPARTURE FROM FL90 ON ITS GRASS TURF SURFACE UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR).   A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED.  DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT WAS HELD IN A HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE AND THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE OF THE TURF RUNWAY.  THE TAIL WAS DRAGGED ACROSS THE RUNWAY SURFACE THROUGHOUT A MAJORITY OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL .  THE AIRCRAFT MOMEMTARILY BECAME AIRBORNE BEFORE VEERING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IMPACTING TREES AND OTHER VEGETATION.

THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACCELERATE OR PERFORM NORMALLY AND REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY LONGER THAN EXPECTED.  THE PILOT ALSO THOUGHT THAT A PIECE LUGGAGE MIGHT HAVE SHIFTED AFT DURING ACCELERATION.

THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO ITS WINGS, CONTROL SURFACES, PROPELLER BLADES, AND LANDING GEAR CONSISTANT WITH TREE/VEGETATION IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA26LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA153), Mar 21, 2026: Textron T206H (N2469H), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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