- Date
- October 5, 1985, 13:53 local (20:53 UTC)
- Place
- Blythe, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7919Willie II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851005067269A
- Case key
- 24991
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On oct 5, 1985 a willie ii homebuilt crashed on takeoff after its left main landing gear collapsed. VMC existed at the time and no flt plan was filed. The ac sustained substantial damage and the two occupants received minor injuries. The winds were from 050. At 8 KTS. The plt did not state why the gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7919
- Reported as
- Willie II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 001
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stephen J. Dyroff
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 21, 1985 · 70 hours before
- Destination
- Yuma, AZ
- Airport
- BLH · Blythe Muni, runway 8, 6,560 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Commercial, Military
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,260 total · 30 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.