# Accident 20251126017409A: Lou Malinchak TITAN T-51D, Bristow, OK, November 26, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2025, 10:53 local time
- Place: Bristow, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7963° N, 96.4281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7963&lon=-96.4281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251LM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251LM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lou Malinchak TITAN T-51D (registry code 05634C4, https://openairdocs.org/model/lou-malinchak-titan-t-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOU MALINCHAK TITAN T-51D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,592 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251126017409A

## Narrative

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

PART 91, DAY VFR FLIGHT ATTEMPT DEPARTING A GRASS STRIP APPROXIMATELY 1.5 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF JONES MEMORIAL AIRPORT(3F7) IN BRISTOW, OKLAHOMA.

THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE TAKEOFF WAS INTIATED TO THE NORTHEAST.

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AT APPROXIMATELY 330 METERS (1080 FEET) AFTER BRAKE RELEASE, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A DEER. THE DEER STRUCK THE RIGHT FLAP AND TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE TAILWHEEL AND ASSOCIATED STEERING CONTROLS.

FOLLOWING THE IMPACT, THE AICRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. IT SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH A ROW OF TREES ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT WHERE IT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE OCCURRED. NO OTHER OCCUPANTS WERE ON BOARD.

## 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 CEN26LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA054), Nov 26, 2025: Lou Malinchak Titan T-51D (N251LM), Bristow, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collision with two deer during takeoff which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.

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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