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On 3 June 1966, a newly built Hawker Siddeley Trident jetliner crashed during a pre-delivery test flight near the village of Felthorpe, Norfolk, England, killing all four crew. The aeroplane had entered a deep stall from which the crew were unable to recover. It was the first loss of a Trident aircraft. [1]
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The danger first came to light in a near-crash during a 1962 test flight, when de Havilland pilots Peter Bugge and Ron Clear were testing the Trident's stalling characteristics by pitching its nose progressively higher, thus reducing its airspeed. The Trident entered a deep stall after a critical angle of attack was reached.
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The aircraft took off from Luton at 21:10 hours GMT on August 31, 1966, with 110 passengers and 7 crew on board. After an uneventful en route flight, radar contact was lost at 00:47 hours local time on September 1 (23:47 hours GMT on August 31) during the final approach to runway (RWY) 31.
Of the two Trident aircraft, G-ARPT was damaged beyond economic repair and G-ARPI was subsequently repaired. G-ARPI was involved in an accident in 1972 resulting in the deaths of 118 people and becoming the deadliest non-terrorist aviation accident in the UK. A Viscount (G-APKF) received slight damage. [3]