# N85BJ: Gillespie/Sears Q-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gillespie/Sears Q-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/gillespie-sears-q-2) (registry code 05645WF, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Revmaster 2100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (registry code 52550)
- Serial number: 2438
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 9, 2008
- Certificate issued: September 30, 2020
- Expires: September 30, 2027
- Mode S code: ABA521
- Registered owner: [Kidd Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIDD%20ROBERT%20L)
- Location: [Logan, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Logan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7990° N, 111.7276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84321, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85BJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85BJ

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Gillespie/Sears Q-2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Revmaster 2100)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 WPR20CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA221), Jul 11, 2020: Quickie Q2 (N85BJ), Preston, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff in high density altitude conditions, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20200711004819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200711004819A), Jul 11, 2020: Gillespie/Sears Q-2 (N85BJ), Preston, ID, Destroyed. The pilot was flying from ann arbor Michigan with his newly purchased aircraft. His only training in the Q2 aircraft was taxiing at low and high speed. He was…
- [Incident 19980426017859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980426017859I), Apr 26, 1998: Amtr Q2 (N85BJ), Twin Falls, ID. Engine failed. Made emergency landing in field. A clogged oil passage resulted in main bearing failure.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Gillespie/Sears Q-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gillespie-sears-q-2/aircraft.md
- The Revmaster 2100 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100.md

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