# Accident 20140531024449A: Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, Bedford, MA, May 31, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2014, 21:40 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4689° N, 71.2678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4689&lon=-71.2678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121JM-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV (registry code 3980115, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-g-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-611SER (registry code 54561, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-611ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC TAY 611SER
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14MA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14MA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140531024449A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 31, 2014, ABOUT 2140 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION G-IV, N121JM,

OPERATED BY SK TRAVEL LLC., WAS DESTROYED AFTER A REJECTED TAKEOFF AND RUNWAY EXCURSION AT LAURENCE G.

HANSCOM FIELD (BED), BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS. THE TWO PILOTS, A FLIGHT ATTENDANT, AND FOUR PASSENGERS

WERE FATALLY INJURED. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES

FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT DESTINED FOR ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ACY), ATLANTIC

CITY, NEW JERSEY. THE BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL

REGULATIONS PART 91.

## 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 ERA14MA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14MA271), Jun 1, 2014: Gulfstream Aerospace G IV (N121JM), Bedford, MA, destroyed, 7 fatal. Probable cause: 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…

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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