My colleague at AIN and former NTSB member John Goglia correctly asks in his “Torqued” column if the May 2014 Gulfstream GIV takeoff crash in Bedford, Mass., is a wakeup call for business aviation. The answer is a resounding yes, as this has been one of the most discussed topics that I’ve ever seen in the 20 years since I started covering this industry.
Crews have certainly paid attention to the prevailing message: complacency and noncompliance with checklists can kill. And in the case of the GIV crash it did, as the accident claimed the lives of both pilots, the flight attendant and all four passengers.
Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group. He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion, the student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot magazine, he joined AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.
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