G-ARPI - The Trident Tragedy: 40 years ago today
Today is the 40th anniversary of the crash of G-ARPI, the BEA Trident which crashed shortly after takeoff from Heathrow, apparently because the "droop" was raised too soon after takeoff, causing it to stall.
The crash cost the lives of all 118 on board, including Capt Key and FOs Ticehurst and Keighley.
One of the major outcomes of this crash was that CVRs were mandated afterwards; the lack of cockpit voice recorders made the inquiry significantly more difficult.