Preoccupation with a malfunction of the nose landing gear position indicating system distracted the crew's attention from the instruments and allowed the descent to go unnoticed. * Glenn C. Remkus, 47, was still hospitalized in Miami with burns and two broken legs as of February 1973, though a newspaper report on Dec 31st had reported him to be in "satisfactory" condition and in "good spirits." Available for iOS and Android.
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Footage of the incident appeared in the film Days of Fury (1979), directed by Fred Warshofsky and hosted by Vincent Price.[26]. Lockheed L-1011 Landing Gear Lever |
[5]:30[6]:99 The aircraft was fleet number 310, and the 10th Tristar delivered to the carrier. Flight 401 Survivor and Family Message Board [ Post a Message | The Crash of Eastern Flight 401] This message board is intended for serious discussions of the December 29th, 1972 crash of Eastern Airlines Flight 401. Shortly before the scheduled landing at about 11:30 that night, Lilly went to the restroom and when she came back they switched seats. Fourteen survivors had various degrees of burns. Renee Joaquin Albert 8/3/36
The death toll per the final accident report was 99. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe to be the ghost of the wrecked airplane's flight engineer. "Where's my right arm, why's my right arm so far away from my body? The following is a list of survivors and victims of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401. N310EA, the aircraft involved in the accident.
"[5]:23–24, In response to the accident, many airlines started crew resource management training for their pilots. Only small fragments of metal marked the wingtip's first contact, followed 49 ft (15 m) further on by three massive 115 ft (35 m) swaths cut through the mud and sawgrass by the aircraft's extended undercarriage before two of the legs were sheared off. Rosario Messina 2/29/26
The crash was featured in season five of the Discovery Channel Canada / National Geographic TV series Mayday, in a 2009 episode called "Fatal Distraction".[9]. Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 was a scheduled flight from New York to Miami.On December 29, 1972, the Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar operating the flight crashed into the Florida Everglades, causing 101 fatalities.The pilots and the flight engineer, two of 10 flight attendants, and 96 of 163 passengers died; 75 passengers and crew survived. [5]:6[a], The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation discovered that the autopilot had been inadvertently switched from altitude hold to control wheel steering (CWS) mode in pitch. The breakup of the fuselage had freed it from its stowage and activated its inflation mechanism. There were 75 survivors.
The next thing I knew we hit.”. “We just went down slightly and then came back up. On the cold winter night of December 29, 1972, 103 people lost their lives in the wo… Eastern 401 Survivors needs your support for Eastern Flight 401 Memorial . Please email corrections, additions, photos or any other information you would like to have posted here. Infantino served in Vietnam, but it was this flight, not war that brought him closest to death.
Patricia McQuigg, Beverly Raposa, and Mercy Ruiz joined Infantino this week at a program to teach airline experts and passengers the lessons learned from a dark night in the Everglades. Copyright 2019 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. Today Infantino will present two wreaths, one for Flight 401 and the other for Valujet, the 1996 Everglades crash that killed all 110 on board. Sadie Yellin 1/9/15
Barbara Ann Saal
Warren Terry 2/16/34
"And it was just hanging off. Shortly before midnight on December 29, 1972, the Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar crashed into the Florida Everglades,[1][2][3] causing 101 fatalities. Evelyn De Salazar 11/6/08
Albert J. Stockstill 6/9/33
Infantino and three of the flight attendants who survived the crash spoke to NBC Miami as the 39th anniversary of the flight approached. Learn how and when to remove this template message, intentional infliction of emotional distress, List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft, "Airliner carrying 167 crashes in Everglades", "Giant jetliner goes down in 'gator infested swamp", "Eastern Airlines, Inc. L-1011, N310EA, Miami, Florida, December 29, 1972", "Robert "Bud" Marquis's Obituary on San Francisco Chronicle", PART TWO: THE CRASH "It felt like a wild rollercoaster ride...", "A Lesson on the Importance of Crew Resource Management", "Lessons Learnt from the Crash of Eastern 401", https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Warrens-Occult-Museum/126070474135029?sk=photos_albums, "Watch Days of Fury (1979) on the Internet Archive", Eastern Flight 401 The Story of the Crash, The Crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401-Epilogue, ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 1 N310EA Everglades, FL, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_401&oldid=981754029, Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1972, Airliner accidents and incidents in Florida, Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Eastern Air Lines accidents and incidents, Accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed L-1011, December 1972 events in the United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 October 2020, at 07:34. With the aircraft in mid-turn, the left wingtip hit the surface first, then the left engine and the left landing gear,[5]:8 making three trails through the sawgrass, each 5 ft (1.5 m) wide and over 100 ft (30 m) long. “The plane was flying fine,” Mr. Siminerio said. While the crash has inspired two feature-length movies and numerous documentaries and training films, there is no permanent memorial for Eastern Flight 401. Go to getquip.com/LEGENDS right now and you'll get your first refill pack FREE with a quip electric toothbrush! Alina Junco 5/2/44
Abbey Lynn Greenwald 9/18/52
for short. Patty George is laying on the coat rack. Susan Deutsch 10/21/42
Seventy five people survived. Flight 401 was referenced in season one of Supernatural, episode four: “Phantom Traveler”, which aired on October 4, 2005. "I love my profession so I overcame that part of my life. [15][16] Gossip regarding the sighting of the spirits of Don Repo and Bob Loft spread throughout Eastern Air Lines to the point where Eastern's management warned employees that they could face dismissal if caught spreading ghost stories. But to get this offer you need to sign up now through our special URL: Just go to TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/LEGENDS to get started! On his 1979 album Three Hearts, musician Bob Welch also recorded a song titled "The Ghost of Flight 401".
"We would love to have a home or memorial for ourselves ... we can't get anybody to help us.". quip comes with a suction mount that adheres right to your mirror so it's out of the way and unsticks to use as a hygienic cover that's perfect for travel. The sale will end at midnight on Monday, December 2nd, “Cyber Monday” – supplies are very limited and will sell out quickly so you gotta act fast! Donald Louis Repo 5/10/21
"Brand new, spacious, the seating was gorgeous, there was a beautiful lounge in the back.". Patricia Renee Shackelford 12/9/52
While the Flight Crew tried to troubleshoot the faulty indicator, the steering yoke was accidentally nudged, causing a function of the autopilot to begin a descent so gradually that no one had noticed. Onboard were 13 crew members and 163 passengers, 176 souls in all. NTSB Crash Report (Flight 401) |
Charlie Leocha is the President of Travelers United. Start a GoFundMe; Sign in; Share; Donate; Eastern Flight 401 Memorial. [6], The flight was under the command of Captain Robert Albin (Bob) Loft, age 55, a veteran pilot ranked 50th in seniority at Eastern. Not pictured is Sharon Transue who took the photo.
Preoccupation with a malfunction of the nose landing gear position indicating system distracted the crew's attention from the instruments and allowed the descent to go unnoticed. * Glenn C. Remkus, 47, was still hospitalized in Miami with burns and two broken legs as of February 1973, though a newspaper report on Dec 31st had reported him to be in "satisfactory" condition and in "good spirits." Available for iOS and Android.
And right now, they’re giving our listeners a special, limited-time offer: a FREE TRIAL with unlimited access to their entire library! Selma Karpen 6/16/21
Footage of the incident appeared in the film Days of Fury (1979), directed by Fred Warshofsky and hosted by Vincent Price.[26]. Lockheed L-1011 Landing Gear Lever |
[5]:30[6]:99 The aircraft was fleet number 310, and the 10th Tristar delivered to the carrier. Flight 401 Survivor and Family Message Board [ Post a Message | The Crash of Eastern Flight 401] This message board is intended for serious discussions of the December 29th, 1972 crash of Eastern Airlines Flight 401. Shortly before the scheduled landing at about 11:30 that night, Lilly went to the restroom and when she came back they switched seats. Fourteen survivors had various degrees of burns. Renee Joaquin Albert 8/3/36
The death toll per the final accident report was 99. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe to be the ghost of the wrecked airplane's flight engineer. "Where's my right arm, why's my right arm so far away from my body? The following is a list of survivors and victims of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401. N310EA, the aircraft involved in the accident.
"[5]:23–24, In response to the accident, many airlines started crew resource management training for their pilots. Only small fragments of metal marked the wingtip's first contact, followed 49 ft (15 m) further on by three massive 115 ft (35 m) swaths cut through the mud and sawgrass by the aircraft's extended undercarriage before two of the legs were sheared off. Rosario Messina 2/29/26
The crash was featured in season five of the Discovery Channel Canada / National Geographic TV series Mayday, in a 2009 episode called "Fatal Distraction".[9]. Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 was a scheduled flight from New York to Miami.On December 29, 1972, the Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar operating the flight crashed into the Florida Everglades, causing 101 fatalities.The pilots and the flight engineer, two of 10 flight attendants, and 96 of 163 passengers died; 75 passengers and crew survived. [5]:6[a], The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation discovered that the autopilot had been inadvertently switched from altitude hold to control wheel steering (CWS) mode in pitch. The breakup of the fuselage had freed it from its stowage and activated its inflation mechanism. There were 75 survivors.
The next thing I knew we hit.”. “We just went down slightly and then came back up. On the cold winter night of December 29, 1972, 103 people lost their lives in the wo… Eastern 401 Survivors needs your support for Eastern Flight 401 Memorial . Please email corrections, additions, photos or any other information you would like to have posted here. Infantino served in Vietnam, but it was this flight, not war that brought him closest to death.
Patricia McQuigg, Beverly Raposa, and Mercy Ruiz joined Infantino this week at a program to teach airline experts and passengers the lessons learned from a dark night in the Everglades. Copyright 2019 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. Today Infantino will present two wreaths, one for Flight 401 and the other for Valujet, the 1996 Everglades crash that killed all 110 on board. Sadie Yellin 1/9/15
Barbara Ann Saal
Warren Terry 2/16/34
"And it was just hanging off. Shortly before midnight on December 29, 1972, the Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar crashed into the Florida Everglades,[1][2][3] causing 101 fatalities. Evelyn De Salazar 11/6/08
Albert J. Stockstill 6/9/33
Infantino and three of the flight attendants who survived the crash spoke to NBC Miami as the 39th anniversary of the flight approached. Learn how and when to remove this template message, intentional infliction of emotional distress, List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft, "Airliner carrying 167 crashes in Everglades", "Giant jetliner goes down in 'gator infested swamp", "Eastern Airlines, Inc. L-1011, N310EA, Miami, Florida, December 29, 1972", "Robert "Bud" Marquis's Obituary on San Francisco Chronicle", PART TWO: THE CRASH "It felt like a wild rollercoaster ride...", "A Lesson on the Importance of Crew Resource Management", "Lessons Learnt from the Crash of Eastern 401", https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Warrens-Occult-Museum/126070474135029?sk=photos_albums, "Watch Days of Fury (1979) on the Internet Archive", Eastern Flight 401 The Story of the Crash, The Crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401-Epilogue, ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 1 N310EA Everglades, FL, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_401&oldid=981754029, Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1972, Airliner accidents and incidents in Florida, Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Eastern Air Lines accidents and incidents, Accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed L-1011, December 1972 events in the United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 October 2020, at 07:34. With the aircraft in mid-turn, the left wingtip hit the surface first, then the left engine and the left landing gear,[5]:8 making three trails through the sawgrass, each 5 ft (1.5 m) wide and over 100 ft (30 m) long. “The plane was flying fine,” Mr. Siminerio said. While the crash has inspired two feature-length movies and numerous documentaries and training films, there is no permanent memorial for Eastern Flight 401. Go to getquip.com/LEGENDS right now and you'll get your first refill pack FREE with a quip electric toothbrush! Alina Junco 5/2/44
Abbey Lynn Greenwald 9/18/52
for short. Patty George is laying on the coat rack. Susan Deutsch 10/21/42
Seventy five people survived. Flight 401 was referenced in season one of Supernatural, episode four: “Phantom Traveler”, which aired on October 4, 2005. "I love my profession so I overcame that part of my life. [15][16] Gossip regarding the sighting of the spirits of Don Repo and Bob Loft spread throughout Eastern Air Lines to the point where Eastern's management warned employees that they could face dismissal if caught spreading ghost stories. But to get this offer you need to sign up now through our special URL: Just go to TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/LEGENDS to get started! On his 1979 album Three Hearts, musician Bob Welch also recorded a song titled "The Ghost of Flight 401".
"We would love to have a home or memorial for ourselves ... we can't get anybody to help us.". quip comes with a suction mount that adheres right to your mirror so it's out of the way and unsticks to use as a hygienic cover that's perfect for travel. The sale will end at midnight on Monday, December 2nd, “Cyber Monday” – supplies are very limited and will sell out quickly so you gotta act fast! Donald Louis Repo 5/10/21
"Brand new, spacious, the seating was gorgeous, there was a beautiful lounge in the back.". Patricia Renee Shackelford 12/9/52
While the Flight Crew tried to troubleshoot the faulty indicator, the steering yoke was accidentally nudged, causing a function of the autopilot to begin a descent so gradually that no one had noticed. Onboard were 13 crew members and 163 passengers, 176 souls in all. NTSB Crash Report (Flight 401) |
Charlie Leocha is the President of Travelers United. Start a GoFundMe; Sign in; Share; Donate; Eastern Flight 401 Memorial. [6], The flight was under the command of Captain Robert Albin (Bob) Loft, age 55, a veteran pilot ranked 50th in seniority at Eastern. Not pictured is Sharon Transue who took the photo.
Preoccupation with a malfunction of the nose landing gear position indicating system distracted the crew's attention from the instruments and allowed the descent to go unnoticed. * Glenn C. Remkus, 47, was still hospitalized in Miami with burns and two broken legs as of February 1973, though a newspaper report on Dec 31st had reported him to be in "satisfactory" condition and in "good spirits." Available for iOS and Android.
And right now, they’re giving our listeners a special, limited-time offer: a FREE TRIAL with unlimited access to their entire library! Selma Karpen 6/16/21
Footage of the incident appeared in the film Days of Fury (1979), directed by Fred Warshofsky and hosted by Vincent Price.[26]. Lockheed L-1011 Landing Gear Lever |
[5]:30[6]:99 The aircraft was fleet number 310, and the 10th Tristar delivered to the carrier. Flight 401 Survivor and Family Message Board [ Post a Message | The Crash of Eastern Flight 401] This message board is intended for serious discussions of the December 29th, 1972 crash of Eastern Airlines Flight 401. Shortly before the scheduled landing at about 11:30 that night, Lilly went to the restroom and when she came back they switched seats. Fourteen survivors had various degrees of burns. Renee Joaquin Albert 8/3/36
The death toll per the final accident report was 99. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe to be the ghost of the wrecked airplane's flight engineer. "Where's my right arm, why's my right arm so far away from my body? The following is a list of survivors and victims of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401. N310EA, the aircraft involved in the accident.
"[5]:23–24, In response to the accident, many airlines started crew resource management training for their pilots. Only small fragments of metal marked the wingtip's first contact, followed 49 ft (15 m) further on by three massive 115 ft (35 m) swaths cut through the mud and sawgrass by the aircraft's extended undercarriage before two of the legs were sheared off. Rosario Messina 2/29/26
The crash was featured in season five of the Discovery Channel Canada / National Geographic TV series Mayday, in a 2009 episode called "Fatal Distraction".[9]. Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 was a scheduled flight from New York to Miami.On December 29, 1972, the Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar operating the flight crashed into the Florida Everglades, causing 101 fatalities.The pilots and the flight engineer, two of 10 flight attendants, and 96 of 163 passengers died; 75 passengers and crew survived. [5]:6[a], The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation discovered that the autopilot had been inadvertently switched from altitude hold to control wheel steering (CWS) mode in pitch. The breakup of the fuselage had freed it from its stowage and activated its inflation mechanism. There were 75 survivors.
The next thing I knew we hit.”. “We just went down slightly and then came back up. On the cold winter night of December 29, 1972, 103 people lost their lives in the wo… Eastern 401 Survivors needs your support for Eastern Flight 401 Memorial . Please email corrections, additions, photos or any other information you would like to have posted here. Infantino served in Vietnam, but it was this flight, not war that brought him closest to death.
Patricia McQuigg, Beverly Raposa, and Mercy Ruiz joined Infantino this week at a program to teach airline experts and passengers the lessons learned from a dark night in the Everglades. Copyright 2019 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. Today Infantino will present two wreaths, one for Flight 401 and the other for Valujet, the 1996 Everglades crash that killed all 110 on board. Sadie Yellin 1/9/15
Barbara Ann Saal
Warren Terry 2/16/34
"And it was just hanging off. Shortly before midnight on December 29, 1972, the Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar crashed into the Florida Everglades,[1][2][3] causing 101 fatalities. Evelyn De Salazar 11/6/08
Albert J. Stockstill 6/9/33
Infantino and three of the flight attendants who survived the crash spoke to NBC Miami as the 39th anniversary of the flight approached. Learn how and when to remove this template message, intentional infliction of emotional distress, List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft, "Airliner carrying 167 crashes in Everglades", "Giant jetliner goes down in 'gator infested swamp", "Eastern Airlines, Inc. L-1011, N310EA, Miami, Florida, December 29, 1972", "Robert "Bud" Marquis's Obituary on San Francisco Chronicle", PART TWO: THE CRASH "It felt like a wild rollercoaster ride...", "A Lesson on the Importance of Crew Resource Management", "Lessons Learnt from the Crash of Eastern 401", https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Warrens-Occult-Museum/126070474135029?sk=photos_albums, "Watch Days of Fury (1979) on the Internet Archive", Eastern Flight 401 The Story of the Crash, The Crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401-Epilogue, ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 1 N310EA Everglades, FL, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_401&oldid=981754029, Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1972, Airliner accidents and incidents in Florida, Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Eastern Air Lines accidents and incidents, Accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed L-1011, December 1972 events in the United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 October 2020, at 07:34. With the aircraft in mid-turn, the left wingtip hit the surface first, then the left engine and the left landing gear,[5]:8 making three trails through the sawgrass, each 5 ft (1.5 m) wide and over 100 ft (30 m) long. “The plane was flying fine,” Mr. Siminerio said. While the crash has inspired two feature-length movies and numerous documentaries and training films, there is no permanent memorial for Eastern Flight 401. Go to getquip.com/LEGENDS right now and you'll get your first refill pack FREE with a quip electric toothbrush! Alina Junco 5/2/44
Abbey Lynn Greenwald 9/18/52
for short. Patty George is laying on the coat rack. Susan Deutsch 10/21/42
Seventy five people survived. Flight 401 was referenced in season one of Supernatural, episode four: “Phantom Traveler”, which aired on October 4, 2005. "I love my profession so I overcame that part of my life. [15][16] Gossip regarding the sighting of the spirits of Don Repo and Bob Loft spread throughout Eastern Air Lines to the point where Eastern's management warned employees that they could face dismissal if caught spreading ghost stories. But to get this offer you need to sign up now through our special URL: Just go to TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/LEGENDS to get started! On his 1979 album Three Hearts, musician Bob Welch also recorded a song titled "The Ghost of Flight 401".
"We would love to have a home or memorial for ourselves ... we can't get anybody to help us.". quip comes with a suction mount that adheres right to your mirror so it's out of the way and unsticks to use as a hygienic cover that's perfect for travel. The sale will end at midnight on Monday, December 2nd, “Cyber Monday” – supplies are very limited and will sell out quickly so you gotta act fast! Donald Louis Repo 5/10/21
"Brand new, spacious, the seating was gorgeous, there was a beautiful lounge in the back.". Patricia Renee Shackelford 12/9/52
While the Flight Crew tried to troubleshoot the faulty indicator, the steering yoke was accidentally nudged, causing a function of the autopilot to begin a descent so gradually that no one had noticed. Onboard were 13 crew members and 163 passengers, 176 souls in all. NTSB Crash Report (Flight 401) |
Charlie Leocha is the President of Travelers United. Start a GoFundMe; Sign in; Share; Donate; Eastern Flight 401 Memorial. [6], The flight was under the command of Captain Robert Albin (Bob) Loft, age 55, a veteran pilot ranked 50th in seniority at Eastern. Not pictured is Sharon Transue who took the photo.
[5]:4 In the next 70 seconds, the plane lost only 250 ft (76 m), but this was enough to trigger the altitude warning C-chord chime located under the engineer's workstation. The disaster that killed 100 people became the foundations of the safety procedures on airlines. Repo was evacuated to a hospital, but later succumbed to his injuries. 1 (port) engine, and fragments from the port wing itself and the port tailplane. Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 was a scheduled flight from New York JFK to Miami. On the day of the crash, Flight 401 was operated using a Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar (registration N310EA), which had been delivered to the airline on August 18, 1972.
Was it because we switched seats? By JEFF KLINKENBERG, Times Staff Writer” Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 on Wikipedia
But today, for Infantino, is about Lilly and the other lost lives. It helps me put life in perspective, you see.". And then it was complete silence ... and I thought I was the only one alive.". She and Marquis would be remembered as two of the heroes from that night. Isell Delgado 1/23/25
Flight 401 - Possible Explanation |
The rescuers, Coast Guard members and Miami-Dade fire fighters and police officers, worked throughout the night finding survivors. [6]:98, Flight 401 departed JFK Airport in New York on Friday, December 29, 1972, at 21:20 EST, with 163 passengers and 13 crew members on board. He has been working in Washington, DC, for the past 11 … "You couldn't even say goodbye to each other, that's how fast it happened,” said crash survivor Ron Infantino, whose wife Lily died in the crash. The answer was fine, but unfortunately the controller didn't specifically mention the altitude so no one was the wiser. |
Based on the book, it dramatized the crash, rescue efforts, and NTSB investigation. Richard J. Schulleri 1/3/43
Literally you were inside a tornado.".
Preoccupation with a malfunction of the nose landing gear position indicating system distracted the crew's attention from the instruments and allowed the descent to go unnoticed. * Glenn C. Remkus, 47, was still hospitalized in Miami with burns and two broken legs as of February 1973, though a newspaper report on Dec 31st had reported him to be in "satisfactory" condition and in "good spirits." Available for iOS and Android.
And right now, they’re giving our listeners a special, limited-time offer: a FREE TRIAL with unlimited access to their entire library! Selma Karpen 6/16/21
Footage of the incident appeared in the film Days of Fury (1979), directed by Fred Warshofsky and hosted by Vincent Price.[26]. Lockheed L-1011 Landing Gear Lever |
[5]:30[6]:99 The aircraft was fleet number 310, and the 10th Tristar delivered to the carrier. Flight 401 Survivor and Family Message Board [ Post a Message | The Crash of Eastern Flight 401] This message board is intended for serious discussions of the December 29th, 1972 crash of Eastern Airlines Flight 401. Shortly before the scheduled landing at about 11:30 that night, Lilly went to the restroom and when she came back they switched seats. Fourteen survivors had various degrees of burns. Renee Joaquin Albert 8/3/36
The death toll per the final accident report was 99. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe to be the ghost of the wrecked airplane's flight engineer. "Where's my right arm, why's my right arm so far away from my body? The following is a list of survivors and victims of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401. N310EA, the aircraft involved in the accident.
"[5]:23–24, In response to the accident, many airlines started crew resource management training for their pilots. Only small fragments of metal marked the wingtip's first contact, followed 49 ft (15 m) further on by three massive 115 ft (35 m) swaths cut through the mud and sawgrass by the aircraft's extended undercarriage before two of the legs were sheared off. Rosario Messina 2/29/26
The crash was featured in season five of the Discovery Channel Canada / National Geographic TV series Mayday, in a 2009 episode called "Fatal Distraction".[9]. Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 was a scheduled flight from New York to Miami.On December 29, 1972, the Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar operating the flight crashed into the Florida Everglades, causing 101 fatalities.The pilots and the flight engineer, two of 10 flight attendants, and 96 of 163 passengers died; 75 passengers and crew survived. [5]:6[a], The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation discovered that the autopilot had been inadvertently switched from altitude hold to control wheel steering (CWS) mode in pitch. The breakup of the fuselage had freed it from its stowage and activated its inflation mechanism. There were 75 survivors.
The next thing I knew we hit.”. “We just went down slightly and then came back up. On the cold winter night of December 29, 1972, 103 people lost their lives in the wo… Eastern 401 Survivors needs your support for Eastern Flight 401 Memorial . Please email corrections, additions, photos or any other information you would like to have posted here. Infantino served in Vietnam, but it was this flight, not war that brought him closest to death.
Patricia McQuigg, Beverly Raposa, and Mercy Ruiz joined Infantino this week at a program to teach airline experts and passengers the lessons learned from a dark night in the Everglades. Copyright 2019 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. Today Infantino will present two wreaths, one for Flight 401 and the other for Valujet, the 1996 Everglades crash that killed all 110 on board. Sadie Yellin 1/9/15
Barbara Ann Saal
Warren Terry 2/16/34
"And it was just hanging off. Shortly before midnight on December 29, 1972, the Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar crashed into the Florida Everglades,[1][2][3] causing 101 fatalities. Evelyn De Salazar 11/6/08
Albert J. Stockstill 6/9/33
Infantino and three of the flight attendants who survived the crash spoke to NBC Miami as the 39th anniversary of the flight approached. Learn how and when to remove this template message, intentional infliction of emotional distress, List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft, "Airliner carrying 167 crashes in Everglades", "Giant jetliner goes down in 'gator infested swamp", "Eastern Airlines, Inc. L-1011, N310EA, Miami, Florida, December 29, 1972", "Robert "Bud" Marquis's Obituary on San Francisco Chronicle", PART TWO: THE CRASH "It felt like a wild rollercoaster ride...", "A Lesson on the Importance of Crew Resource Management", "Lessons Learnt from the Crash of Eastern 401", https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Warrens-Occult-Museum/126070474135029?sk=photos_albums, "Watch Days of Fury (1979) on the Internet Archive", Eastern Flight 401 The Story of the Crash, The Crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401-Epilogue, ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 1 N310EA Everglades, FL, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_401&oldid=981754029, Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1972, Airliner accidents and incidents in Florida, Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Eastern Air Lines accidents and incidents, Accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed L-1011, December 1972 events in the United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 October 2020, at 07:34. With the aircraft in mid-turn, the left wingtip hit the surface first, then the left engine and the left landing gear,[5]:8 making three trails through the sawgrass, each 5 ft (1.5 m) wide and over 100 ft (30 m) long. “The plane was flying fine,” Mr. Siminerio said. While the crash has inspired two feature-length movies and numerous documentaries and training films, there is no permanent memorial for Eastern Flight 401. Go to getquip.com/LEGENDS right now and you'll get your first refill pack FREE with a quip electric toothbrush! Alina Junco 5/2/44
Abbey Lynn Greenwald 9/18/52
for short. Patty George is laying on the coat rack. Susan Deutsch 10/21/42
Seventy five people survived. Flight 401 was referenced in season one of Supernatural, episode four: “Phantom Traveler”, which aired on October 4, 2005. "I love my profession so I overcame that part of my life. [15][16] Gossip regarding the sighting of the spirits of Don Repo and Bob Loft spread throughout Eastern Air Lines to the point where Eastern's management warned employees that they could face dismissal if caught spreading ghost stories. But to get this offer you need to sign up now through our special URL: Just go to TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/LEGENDS to get started! On his 1979 album Three Hearts, musician Bob Welch also recorded a song titled "The Ghost of Flight 401".
"We would love to have a home or memorial for ourselves ... we can't get anybody to help us.". quip comes with a suction mount that adheres right to your mirror so it's out of the way and unsticks to use as a hygienic cover that's perfect for travel. The sale will end at midnight on Monday, December 2nd, “Cyber Monday” – supplies are very limited and will sell out quickly so you gotta act fast! Donald Louis Repo 5/10/21
"Brand new, spacious, the seating was gorgeous, there was a beautiful lounge in the back.". Patricia Renee Shackelford 12/9/52
While the Flight Crew tried to troubleshoot the faulty indicator, the steering yoke was accidentally nudged, causing a function of the autopilot to begin a descent so gradually that no one had noticed. Onboard were 13 crew members and 163 passengers, 176 souls in all. NTSB Crash Report (Flight 401) |
Charlie Leocha is the President of Travelers United. Start a GoFundMe; Sign in; Share; Donate; Eastern Flight 401 Memorial. [6], The flight was under the command of Captain Robert Albin (Bob) Loft, age 55, a veteran pilot ranked 50th in seniority at Eastern. Not pictured is Sharon Transue who took the photo.