I received this email from a local Mooney group in FL....
Dear Mooney Enthusiast,
As many of you know, Mooney Instructor Mike Elliot was in a very serious aircraft accident in Greenwood, In. He had been giving a friend IFR instruction for about a week, and was in the right seat of the Bravo taking off for Texas. The plane lost power and crashed shortly after takeoff, killing the pilot and seriously injuring Mike.
Ruth and I flew up to Indianapolis this weekend to visit family, and went to the hospital to see Mike today. Originally he was in critical condition with among other things several broken ribs. A couple of days ago they upgraded his condition to serious and today they moved him out of the critical care unit to a regular room. He still cannot talk because of a breathing tube, but is quick to write comments on a small blackboard.
We talked at length with his wife, Alice. She expects him to be in the hospital several weeks, but says he is much improved and has started therapy and walked about 25 steps. Luckily, he is from Indianapolis, and has family there to help. Alice says that he enjoys getting E-mails (n9427v@gmail.com) and she is reading them to him. Do not expect an answer back. She does request that you do not ask him about the accident, as it frustrates him because he does not remember many of the details.
As I get more information, I will include it in my regular Mooney Lunch reminders.
Dave