# Gillespie/Sears Q-2

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05645WF
- Manufacturer (registry): GILLESPIE/SEARS
- Model: Q-2
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/gillespie-sears-q-2

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N85BJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85BJ): [Kidd Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIDD%20ROBERT%20L), [Logan, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Logan), S/N 2438

## 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.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Marrone Vincent Q2](https://openairdocs.org/model/marrone-vincent-q2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056182G
- [Nielsen Fredrick Q-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/nielsen-fredrick-q-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05620UF
- [Dugas David J Q2](https://openairdocs.org/model/dugas-david-j-q2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05622AL
- [Flora Michael E Q2](https://openairdocs.org/model/flora-michael-e-q2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05630AF
- [Norman Coote Q2](https://openairdocs.org/model/norman-coote-q2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05641SN
- [Alistair H Burnett Q-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/alistair-h-burnett-q-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05642JB
- [Hockenberry Glenn Q2](https://openairdocs.org/model/hockenberry-glenn-q2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05645A4
- [Mcconahy David M Q 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcconahy-david-m-q-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05645H9
- [Bryant Timothy D Q-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bryant-timothy-d-q-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05645LV
- [Shilling E E Q-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/shilling-e-e-q-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05645MA
- [Johnson Jesse M Q2](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-jesse-m-q2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05645NV
- [Yocum Phillip E Q2](https://openairdocs.org/model/yocum-phillip-e-q2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05645PP

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