Gulfstream G650 crashes in Roswell, New Mexico while flight testing

[Dave S.]

...Roswell Police said the aircraft is a Gulfstream G650 that was on a test flight when it crash landed on the runway...

Here's the full article: http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/plane-skids-and-catches-fire-in-roswell


Here's another article, this one from AvWeek: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/awx/2011/04/02/awx_04_02_2011_p0-305509.xml&headline=4%20Killed%20in%20Gulfstream%20G650%20Crash&channel=busav

Not much info at this point, other than four fatalities.  Sad day.

[Chris Kennedy]

One article quotes the FAA.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said the plane went down shortly after taking off. The G650's landing gear collapsed, Lunsford said, and the plane burst into flames.

[Chris Kennedy]

Supposedly the aircraft was N652GD, which Ned Harris has a photo of on Flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ned_harris/5086531533/

[dbudd]

Which is being used in a flightglobal article..

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/2011/04/breaking-faa-confirms-gulfstre.html

[Joe Copalman]

Hopefully he sought Ned's blessing first.  Ostrower has a tendency to shoot first and not ask questions.

[Ned Harris]

I had no idea he was using my image until I heard about it from Joe.

[Chris Kennedy]

This blog also references your picture, Ned, although they don't actually show the picture, it is just linked. That is typical of this blog.

http://www.thekathrynreport.com/2011/04/gulfstream-confirms-crash-of-g650.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thekathrynreport%2FCnzu+%28The+Kathryn+Report%29

[Ned Harris]

Thanks Chris. I also got a request from EAA  for use of that photo.

[Chris Kennedy]

Photos of what's left, which isn't much.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/04/04/355130/pictures-ntsb-releases-first-shots-of-crashed-gulfstream.html