# Accident 20140321003719A: Olson Perry D TITAN 51 MUSTANG, Evans, CO, March 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2014, 07:49 local time
- Place: Evans, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3844° N, 104.6392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3844&lon=-104.6392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43889, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43889) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Olson Perry D TITAN 51 MUSTANG (registry code 05619F3, https://openairdocs.org/model/olson-perry-d-titan-51-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OLSON PERRY D TITAN 51 MUSTANG
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914 (SERIES)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 365 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140321003719A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 21, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 0749 LOCAL TIME, N43889, AN AMATEUR BUILT TITAN T-51 MUSTANG, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WHILE ENROUTE FROM PLATTE VALLEY AIRPORT (18V) TO THE GREELEY-WELD COUNTY AIRPORT (GXY).  THE AIRCRAFT GLIDED TO A FIELD AT THE INTERSECTION OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 43 AND WELD COUNTY ROAD 52 APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EVANS, CO WHERE IT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS IN THE UP POSITION.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN14LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA168), Mar 21, 2014: Olson Perry D Titan 51 Mustang (N43889), Evans, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The builder's improper wiring of both fuel pumps to the battery-powered bus, which resulted in a total loss of engine power when the batteries failed because all power to the fuel pumps was lost.

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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