Gulfstream G IV N121JM

Summary

On 1 June 2014 at about 01:40 local time, a Gulfstream G IV registered N121JM, operated by Arizin Ventures, LLC, was involved in an accident near Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 June 2014 at 01:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Laurence G Hanscom Fld (BED)

Coordinates

42.4689, -71.2678

Aircraft

Gulfstream G IV

Registration

N121JM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

2

Operator

Arizin Ventures, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bedford → Atlantic City

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA14MA271

7 people died.

The flight crewmembers' failure to perform the flight control check before takeoff, their attempt to take off with the gust lock system engaged, and their delayed execution of a rejected takeoff after they became aware that the controls were locked. Contributing to the accident were the flight crew's habitual noncompliance with checklists, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation's failure to ensure that the G-IV gust lock/throttle lever interlock system would prevent an attempted takeoff with the gust lock engaged, and the Federal Aviation Administration's failure to detect this inadequacy during the G-IV's certification.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The Safety Board's full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/AccidentReports.aspx. The Aircraft Accident Report number is NTSB/AAR-15/03. On May 31, 2014, about 2140 eastern daylight time, a Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation G-IV, N121JM, registered to SK Travel, LLC, and operated by Arizin Ventures, LLC, crashed after it overran the end of runway 11 during a rejected takeoff at Laurence G. Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts. The airplane rolled through the paved overrun area and across a grassy area, collided with approach lights and a localizer antenna, passed through the airport's perimeter fence, and came to a stop in a ravine. The two pilots, a flight attendant, and four passengers died. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a postcrash fire. The corporate flight, which was destined for Atlantic City International Airport, Atlantic City, New Jersey, was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations  Part 91. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.