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NTSB: aggressive test flight schedule, overlooked errors led to stall and crash of Gulfstream G-650 airplane

Washington, Usa - Occurred on April 2, 2011

The National Transportation Safety Board determined on October 10 that the probable cause of the crash of an experimental Gulfstream G-650 aircraft on April 2, 2011, in Roswell, N.M., was the result of an aerodynamic stall and uncommanded roll during a planned takeoff test flight conducted with only one of the airplane's two engines operating. The Board found that the crash was the result of Gulfstream's...

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Rome, Italy, 10/15/2012 21:40
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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