BLYTHE, CA, USA
N7919
WILLIE II
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.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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