Accident Report (source NTSB.)
Accident occurred Friday, February 21, 1986 at Santa Ynez, California, USA
Aircraft: Henley Aerodrome Fokker Dr.I, registration: N50CH
Injuries: 1 Serious.
A homebuilt Henley Aerodrome Fokker Dr.I crashed after take off. The aircraft had been in storage for over 5 years and had just completed an annual inspection. The flight was a post annual inspection test flight. The pilot had extensive experience maintaining and flying homebuilt aircraft and biplanes, but had never flown a tri-wing aircraft before.
The aircraft climbed to approximately 50 ft (15 m) after take off and maintained that altitude down the length of the runway. At the end of the runway the aircraft began a skidding left turn and a climb. While in the turn the aircraft nose pitched down and the aircraft dove into the ground.
10/31/2023. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "The red replica N50CH crashed to destruction on February 21, 1986, it was only deregistered on August 9, 1991.
