- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | June 18, 1972 |
Time: | 1611 |
Location: | London Heathrow, Staines, Surrey, England |
Operator: | British European Airways |
Flight #: | 548 |
Route: | London - Brussels |
AC Type: | Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C |
Registration: | G-ARPI |
cn / ln: | 2109 |
Aboard: | 118 (passengers:112 crew:6) |
Fatalities: | 118 (passengers:112 crew:6) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane crashed into a field shortly after taking off from Heathrow Airport. The airplane stalled after the wing's leading edge devices were retracted prematurely after takeoff. Failure of the captain to maintain adequate speed after noise abatement procedures. Premature retraction of the slats. Incapacitation of the captain due to a possible arterial hemorrhage. |
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