The following information provides an awareness of problems that might be avoided in the future. The information is based on final reports by official investigative authorities on aircraft accidents and incidents.
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Gulfstream G-IV. Destroyed. Seven fatalities.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the flight crew’s “habitual noncompliance with checklists” was a contributing factor in the fatal overrun of the G-IV during takeoff from Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S., the night of May 31, 2014.
Disengagement of the “gust lock,” which mechanically immobilizes the flight controls to prevent them from being deflected and damaged by the wind when the airplane i…
