# Accident 20240512007449A: Barbara Bergstrom TITAN T-51, Novi, MI, May 12, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2024, 18:45 local time
- Place: Novi, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4418° N, 83.4428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4418&lon=-83.4428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260Y-2024-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barbara Bergstrom TITAN T-51 (registry code 05632D5, https://openairdocs.org/model/barbara-bergstrom-titan-t-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARBARA BERGSTROM TITAN T-51
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240512007449A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED 1D2 WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INDICATING AROUND 11 VOLTS FOR THIS 12 VOLT AIRCRAFT SYSTEM. THE COURSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS A NORTHEAST HEADING AND 6 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. WHEN THE VOLTAGE DROPPED TOO LOW, THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM SHUTDOWN. THIS LED TO A FORCED LANDING IN A SUBDIVISION CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED WITH A BROKEN RIB.

THE AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE ANY STATED LIMITATIONS FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR NORMAL OPERATING VALUES PLACARDED.

## 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 CEN24LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA185), May 12, 2024: Titan T51 (N260Y), Novi, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the electrical system, resulting in a loss of fuel injection and subsequent loss of engine power.

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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