Global Information2014 Bedford Gulfstream IV crash information
 A Gulfstream IV taking off | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 May 2014 |
| Summary | Attempted takeoff with gust lock engaged due to pilot error, resulting in runway overrun |
| Site | Laurence G. Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts 42°28′08″N 71°16′04″W / 42.46889°N 71.26778°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation G-IV |
| Operator | Arizin Ventures, LLC |
| Registration | N121JM |
| Flight origin | Laurence G. Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts |
| Destination | Atlantic City International Airport, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Occupants | 7 |
| Passengers | 4 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 7 |
| Survivors | 0 |
American millionaire philanthropist Lewis Katz and six others were killed in a Gulfstream IV crash in Bedford, Massachusetts, on 31 May 2014. Katz, the co-owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer and several major sports teams, had chartered the twinjet for a day trip from Atlantic City, New Jersey, to Concord, Massachusetts. In addition to several personal friends, he had also invited Edward G. Rendell, a former governor of Pennsylvania, who was unable to accept.[1]
The flight crew consisted of pilot-in-command James McDowell, of Georgetown, Delaware; co-pilot Bauke "Mike" de Vries, of Marlton, New Jersey; and flight attendant Teresa Anne Benhoff, of Easton, Maryland.[2] The pilots attempted to take off with the airplane's gust lock inadvertently engaged, which resulted in the plane overrunning the runway and crashing into a ravine.[3] All seven occupants of the plane were killed.[4]
- ^ Seelye, Katharine Q.; Fitzsimmons, Emma G. (June 1, 2014). "Philadelphia Inquirer Co-Owner Among 7 Killed in Massachusetts Plane Crash". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
- ^ "Crew in jet crash that killed Lewis Katz included pilot who once survived fatal crash". CBS News. 2014-06-02. Archived from the original on 2014-06-04.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
aar1503was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Clues scant in plane crash that killed Lewis Katz, Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner". CBS News.