Mooney M20R N9166Z accident near New Port Richey, Florida, June 9, 2025

Mooney M20R, registration N9166Z, was involved in an accident near New Port Richey, Florida on June 9, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA273 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 16 minutes of the flight after departing the Inverness Arpt area (KINF), reaching a maximum of 2,300 ft. The last recorded position was at 10:57 UTC, at 700 ft and 86 knots, climbing at 128 feet per minute, about 29 km from Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl (KBKV).

The nearest weather report, from KBKV (29 km away), showed wind 170° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 1,900 ft (MVFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Mooney M20R registered in United States (Mode S ACB037).

This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.

Key facts

Date
June 9, 2025
Location
New Port Richey, Florida
Aircraft
Mooney M20R
Registration
N9166Z
Injuries
None
NTSB case
ERA25LA273 (Completed)
Departure area
Inverness Arpt (KINF)
Nearest airport
Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl (KBKV)
Recorded flight
16 min, max 2,300 ft
Last recorded position
10:57 UTC, 700 ft, 86 kt

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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA273; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.