# Accident 20260907011299A: Mooney M20F, Titusville, FL, September 7, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2026, 10:14 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Coast Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5280° N, 80.7997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5280&lon=-80.7997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9546M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9546M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO 360 SR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260907011299A

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 10:14 AM THE TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT BEGAN ITS TAKEOFF ROLL NORTHBOUND ON THE 36/18 7,300-FOOT RUNWAY AT KTIX FROM THE 5,000-FOOT INTERSECTION. IT APPEARED TO ATTEMPT AN ABORTED TAKEOFF WITHIN THE FINAL 1,000 FEET OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE CONTINUING THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE TROUBLE AND BEGAN TURNING BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO STALL BEFORE STRIKING POWER LINES AND THEN A TREE. IT CAME TO REST INVERTED ON A ROAD, WHERE A POST-ACCIDENT FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT SEVERELY. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION PROPELLER LOOKS TO HAVE NOT BEEN UNDER POWER FROM ITS CONDITION. NTSB WILL PERFORM FURTHER AIRCRAFT INSPECTION.

## 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 CEN26FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA310), Sep 7, 2026: Mooney M20F (N9546M), Titusville, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal, 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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