Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident crash, Jun 3, 1966 (4 killed)
Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident accident on June 3, 1966 near Felthorpe Norfolk, United Kingdom with 4 fatalities. Cause: Recovery action was delayed...
- Date: June 3, 1966
- Aircraft: Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident
- Location: Felthorpe Norfolk, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Recovery action was delayed too long, so the aircraft entered a superstall from which recovery was not possible
A Hawker Siddeley Trident on a production test flight from Hatfield was carrying out stall tests with its stall warning and recovery systems switched off. It entered a superstall and spun to the ground near Felthorpe, Norfolk. All four crew members were killed.