# Accident 19961030034479A: Gulstm GIV, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, October 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1996, 13:01 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1294° N, 87.9203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1294&lon=-87.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23AC-1997-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV (registry code 3980115, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-g-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM GIV
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97MA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97MA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961030034479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF THROUGH GRASS BEFORE COMING AIRBORNE. CRASHED AND BURNED. (-23) AIRCRAFT CLEARED IFR, PWK TO BUR. DURING TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, STRIKING LIGHTS, RUNWAY MARKERS, AND LOSING PIECES OF AIRCRAFT. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. AFTER LOSING BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR, BOTH FLAPS, AND CONTROL SEGMENT FOR LEFT AILERON, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BERM AT DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY, REPTURING L/H HOPPER TANK. AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES, STRUCK EMBANKMENT AND EXPLODED, COMING TO REST IN A SMALL CREEK APPROX. 1/4 MILE FROM AIRPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI97MA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97MA017), Oct 30, 1996: Gulfstream G-IV (N23AC), Wheeling, IL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot-in-command (PIC) to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll in a gusty crosswind, his failure to abort the takeoff, and failure of the copilot to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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