Transcribed from the news and courier, charleston, sc, november, 1974, p. Shortly before midnight on december 29, 1972, the lockheed l10111 tristar crashed into the florida everglades, causing 101 fatalities. Eastern airlines flight 212 the flightpath the flightpath. Accurate in many respects, the movie goes through the events leading up to the crash, the crash itself, and the rescue effort afterwards. Anne spoerry treated hundreds of thousands of people across rural kenya over the span of fifty years. Dottie warnock, pat ghyssels, beverly raposa, patty georgia, stephanie stanich.
Nov 01, 2012 on december 29, 1972 an eastern air lines lockheed l1011, as flight 401 on its way from john f. The stories began four years later with the publication of john g. While the events described in the book are serious, affecting the lives of forty thousand airline employees, final destination disaster. Website for the official eastern airlines flight 401 history, photos, survivors, and tribute. In the ghost of flight 401, the ghosts appear as any human would. In the 1970s, tales of such ghostly apparitions flew around the usa and the airline world. Offtopic, inappropriate or anonymous posts may be removed. Aviation safety network accident investigation cvr fdr. So next time youre sat on a plane and you feel a chill. Eastern air lines flight 401 was a regularly scheduled flight from john f. Two flight attendants miraculously walk away after eastern. Eastern airlines and massachusetts eastern air lines flight 375 the flightpath 9.
In honor of the victims and survivors of eastern flight 401. Asn aircraft accident lockheed l101851 tristar 1 n310ea. After the crash, the ghosts of both repo and loft were sighted by crewmembers on more than twenty different eastern tristars, most of which had salvaged parts from 401. Oct 01, 20 after a particularly long cruise, the uss united states is in port in naples and her crew is enjoying its first liberty in months. The ghost of flight 401 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Rescue in the swamp 35 years after an eastern air lines jet crashed into the everglades, a rescuer looks back. Eastern airlines flight 401 aviation human factors accident. The story of the crash and its aftermath was documented in john g. Perhaps the most extraordinary and credible research into the ghost phenomenon ever documented is the socalled ghosts of flight 401. Fuller interviewed the many witnesses to these ghosts, and published a book called the ghosts of flight 401 in 1978, which was also made into a tv movie. The cause was the 3man crew being distracted by a broken 12 dollar landing gear lightbulb. Posted on october 31, 2016 by panynj portfolio the boundaries between life and death are at best shadowy and vague.
Eastern airlines l1011 in flight across america youtube. Kennedy international airport in queens, new york, to miami international airport in miami, florida. No injury was sustained by any of the 14 passengers or the crew of three. It was the first ever crash of a widebody aircraft and is still one of the deadliest events in aviation history. Fullers 1976 book the ghost of flight 401, which revealed that those four years had been filled with incidents of flight crew being startled by apparitions of loft and repo appearing on board other eastern air lines planes.
The court held that eastern airlines could not liable for punitive damages absent proof that it. On december 29, 1972, eastern airlines flight 401 crashed in the florida everglades just outside of miami, killing 101 people. There were many more than just one eastern air lines flight 401, even more than just one notable eastern air lines flight 401 making it into the international headlines. The airplane was a new lockheed l1011 tristar, the pride of eastern s fleet.
Errors committed by the crew were the main cause of the crash of eastern air lines flight 401. Eastern air lines aircraft 310ea seen here a lockheed l1011 crashed on december 29, 1972, 18. On december 29, 1972 eastern airlines flight 401 crashed in the florida everglades while in a holding pattern near miami international airport. This book is about ghostly encounters of the crew from eastern airlines flight 401 that crashed in 1972, in the florida everglades. A brand new recording of this michael connelly classic available unabridged from hachette audio for the first time ever. He cranked up the engine and moved toward the sound. An eastern air lines lockheed l1011 crashed at 2342 eastern standard time, december 29, 1972, 18. Months later, the ghosts of its pilot and flight engineer began to appear on sister ships carrying parts salvaged from the crash. Several crew members have not reported back from their leave and a beautiful american reporter who boarded the united states in tangiers may not be a reporter, or even an american. Official eastern air lines flight 401 history, photos, survivors and tribute. On december of 1972, an eastern airlines tristar jetliner, flight 401, crashed into a florida swamp. The plane sat as high as a five story building and was longer than the entire wright brothers first flight. The crash of eastern air lines flight 212 was a controlled flight into terrain of a mcdonnell douglas dc9 during approach to charlotte douglas international airport in north carolina.
Nov 29, 2019 at the time of the accident eastern air lines held currently effective certificates of public convenience and necessity and air carrier operating certificates authorizing it to conduct the flight. On the day of the crash, flight 401 was operated using a lockheed l10111 tristar registration n310ea, which had been delivered to the airline on august 18, 1972. In the dead of night in december, 1972, eastern airlines ju. In the dead of the night in december 1972, eastern airlines jumbo jet flight 401 plunged into the florida everglades killing 101 passengers and crew. Eastern air lines flight 401 human factors in aviation. Twa flight 514 1 dec 1974 1491 km approximate location of twa flight 800 crash site 1802 km. The regulation was introduced in 1974 in response to the crash of eastern air lines flight 212. Immediately after takeoff, warren terry, the deadheading pilot who occupied one of the jump seats in the cockpit, moved to an empty seat in first class. Kennedy international airport, kennedy airport, movies, nyc, uncategorized and tagged albert stockstill, don repo, eastern air lines flight 401, ghosts, robert loft, whisperliner. On december 29, 1972, the lockheed l10111 tristar crashed into the florida everglades, causing 101 fatalities. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe to be the ghost of the wrecked airplanes flight engineer. When one of jakes men, in a hotel in naples, witnesses. Aug 18, 2015 eastern air lines flight 401 aersale gyr training. Ghosts of crew members killed in the 1972 eastern airlines everglades disaster haunt the crews and passengers of other flights.
Nov 06, 2012 listen to flight behavior audiobook by barbara kingsolver. Oct 31, 2016 this entry was posted in airplane crash, airport history, airport terminals, airports, eastern air lines flight 401, halloween, history of aviation, john f. During the initial approach to miami, eastern airlines flight 401, a lockheed lteneleven, experienced a landing gear problem. By jeff klinkenberg, times staff writer eastern air lines flight 401 on wikipedia. Mercy ruiz, sue tebbs, adrienne hamilton, trudy smith.
Eastern air lines flight 401, a lockheed l1011 tristar, was en route from john f. Captain perry and pilot thomas were physically qualified and held proper certificates of competency to operate as air carrier pilots over a route. Media in category eastern air lines flight 401 the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Dougus dc 9 31, n8984e charlotte, north carolina september 11, 1974 about 0734 e. There were 163 passengers and crew members on board.
If you would like a copy of this tribute, please leave your email in the comments or on my. True story recounting the crash of eastern airlines flight 401, which crashed in the everglades while on approach to miami in december 1972. The plane had gradually descended from its set altitude of 2,000 feet due to the control yoke being bumped. Chapt 4 pt 4 aerodynamic forces in flight maneuvers. Eastern airlines 1972 flight 401 survivor beverly raposa flight attendant.
I know that this topic gets discussed over and over again, but wikipedia seems to be unable to fix that problem. List of passengers and crew on flight 66 the new york times. My first video discussing the human factors that contributed to flight 401 crashing into the florida everglades. Weve joined forces with flybe to provide a stronger flight network. On december 29, 1972 an eastern air lines lockheed l1011, as flight 401 on its way from john f. The following is a list of survivors and victims of eastern air lines flight 401. The remarkable story of one womans search for a new life in africa in the wake of world war iia life that sparked a heroic career, but also hid a secret past. Charlotte upi the last words of the pilot of the illfated eastern airlines jetliner that crashed here sept. Cvr transcript of the december 29, 1972 accident of eastern flight 401, a lockheed l1011 tristar in the everglades near miami, fl, usa. The other 101 people on eastern airlines flight 401 died quite horribly 98 in the everglades where the airplane crashed, three later in hospitals. Cvr transcript eastern air lines flight 401 29 dec 1972 last updated. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that.
The airplane operated on a flight from new yorkjohn f. I was a big fan of eastern air lines and wanted to know what really happened and who was involved in the loss of this american icon. Lessons learnt from the crash of eastern 401 flightaware. But the stories of the ghosts of flight 401 still circulate today. The scheduled flight was from charleston municipal airport to chicago ohare, with an intermediate stop in charlotte. The pilots and the flight engineer, two of 10 flight attendants, and 96 of 163 passengers died. Lockheed l1011 tristar eastern airlines promotional film 48654 duration. This is a story about how a burnt out light bulb led to a major aviation disaster. The ghosts of flight 401 confessions of a trolley dolly. The douglas dc7 serving flight 663 made its first flight in 1958, and had subsequently accumulated a total of 18,500 hours of flight time. You can book your eastern airways operated flights and connecting journeys all in one place.
Research of eastern airlines historical records of flight 401 crash see more a detailed account of the crash of eastern air lines flight 401 on december including first hand reports, photos and video from survivors, rescue workers and journalists. Kennedy international airport, ny jfk to miami international airport, fl mia. On the cold winter evening of december 29, 1972, eastern airlines aircraft. Eastern airlines flight 401 crashed into the florida everglades while on approach to miami international airport. A lockheed l101851 tristar 1 passenger plane, registered n310ea, was destroyed in an accident at everglades, fl, united states of america. Ghosts of flight 401 perhaps the most extraordinary and credible research into the ghost phenomenon ever documented is the socalled ghosts of flight 401. On december 29, 1972 an eastern air lines lockheed l1011, as flight 401 on. It all started according to the book when a later l1011 owned by eastern air lines was on a flight to mexico city.
Stolen horizon air q400 at seatac with atc audio duration. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Eastern air lines named their fleet of l1011s whisperliners. The pilot, bob loft on the left, and flight engineer don repo on the right, were two of the 101 people. Angels flight angels flight audiobook, by michael connelly. Kennedy international airport jfk, new york, to miami international airport mia, florida, with a crew of and 163 passengers.
Eastern air lines flight 401 was a lockheed l10111 tristar jet that crashed into the florida everglades at 11. The crash of eastern air lines flight 401 41 years ago sunday, the first crash of a widebody aircraft and, at the time, the second deadliest singleaircraft disaster in the u. The reader of these transcripts is cautioned that the transcription of a cvr tape is not a precise science but is the. Approximate crash site birgenair 757 flight 301 february 6,1996 1232 km crash sites. Thanks to jim kalafus for the corrected names of flight 401 victims drawn from dade country death certificate files and his continued research and participation in this effort. This is the story of how a commercial jetliner was able to avoid utter disaster over the ocean and safely land in miami, all 172 passengers and. The following conversation was recovered from the flight voice recorder later. With ernest borgnine, gary lockwood, tina chen, kim basinger. This left four passengers in the flight deck for the remainder of the flight. The engineer and second officer for flight 401 was donald louis repo, a man who had gone to sleep early the night before because he was trying to shake a cold. Crash of eastern airlines flight 401 fresh gas flow. For example, during a 1973 flight from newark to miami, a flight attendant was doing a head count when she noticed a man in an eastern airlines pilot uniform seated with the passengers. Permit me to take just one moment to introduce myself, and this page.
He refused to acknowledge her, so she contacted the flight crew. There were 101 people killed in the crash, most were killed immediately but a few died a little later of their injuries. The incident occurred on september 11, 1974, killing 72 of the 82 people on board. What really happened to eastern airlines, is a nonstop thrill ride. Carson, 41, who had been employed by eastern air lines for 19 years and who had accumulated 12,607 hours of flight time.
Eastern air lines flight 401 crash site aircraft crash site. Aviation safety network accident investigation cvr. Eastern air lines flight 401, operated by a fourmonthold lockheed l1011, registration n310ea, carrying 163 passengers and crewmembers, departed new yorkjfk at 21. Eastern airlines l1011 tristar in flight across america advertisement. Who shall say where one ends and where the other begins. Eastern airlines flight 401 is a classic case study of aviation human factors that im sure many of you are familiar with but one that deserves revisiting. The fourmonthold l1011 tristar jet crashed into the florida everglades on december 29, 1972 at 11. The crash of flight 401, and the lessons for your company. Eastern air lines flight 401 was a scheduled flight from new york to miami. On 2 august 1985, a lockheed l101851 tristar, operating as delta air lines flight 191, crashed while on a routine approach to the dallasfort worth international airport, killing 8 of 11 crew members and 126 of the 152 passengers on board, and one person on the ground. Eastern airlines flight 401 tribute group the heritage of crm.
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. Eastern air lines flight 401 departed new york for miami on. Listen to flight behavior by barbara kingsolver at. Apr 21, 2017 an airline accident which resulted in major damage to a model dc3g202a douglas, nc 15596, owned and operated by eastern air lines, inc. Of the 163 passengers and crewmembers aboard, 94 passengers and 5. Flight numbers do not designate aircraft accidents. The flight was under the command of captain robert albin loft, a 32yearveteran of eastern air lines. Crashed into mountain while flying vfr in imc weather. Following is a tentative list of passengers on flight 66, issued by eastern airlines.
Although the crew was dealing with the landing gear indicator, they still could have noticed their surroundings and the aircrafts altitude. After the wreckage is removed, salvageable parts from the plane are used to repair other aircraft. The engineer and second officer for flight 401 was donald louis repo, a man who. This photo was taken hours before the crash on december 29th while on board flight 26 in miami.
In fact, if the l1011 was parked in yankee stadium with its tail over home plate, the wings would span both first and third base with yards to spare. The plane was a new lockheed l1011, pride of the eastern. I was recently told that there are no web pages or sites for the ghosts, the stories, the survivors, or just for those interested in eastern airlines flight number 401. Author fuller noted that, mysteriously, the cockpit voice recorder was. He began to doze as the seat belt sign was lighted and a voice came from the. Official eastern air lines flight 401 history, photos.
On december 3rd 2007, survivors of eastern air lines flight 401 gathered at the. The plane infamously fell just short of the runway at charlotte douglas international in heavy fog. Jun 19, 2017 on december 29, 1972 eastern airlines flight 401, crashed into the florida everglades after the flight crew became to preoccupied with a burned out landing gear indicator, and failed to notice the. Crash of eastern airlines flight 401 prastilafresh 20170115t18.
Repo was 51 years old and had been employed by eastern airlines for 25 years, just short of half of his lifetime. Of the 163 passengers and crewmembers aboard, 94 passengers and 5 crewmembers received fatal injuries. Passengers, cabin crew, pilots, flight engineers, even top airline executives, all claimed to have seen something while travelling on some eastern airlines aircraft. But before we begin this spooky tale, we must first go back to december 29, 1972 on board eastern airlines flight 401 as it. Kennedy international airport, new york, to miami international airport, miami, florida, crashed at 2342 eastern standard time in the everglades, approximately 18 miles west northwest of miami international airport. An aircraft crashes in the florida everglades, killing 103 passengers. George jehn is a master of communicating in a sensible order and clarity of this very complex situation resulting in the downfall of one of historys great airlines. On the cold winter evening of december 29, 1972, eastern airlines aircraft number 310 rested quietly on the dimly lit jet parking area outside new yorks john f. Eastern airlines flight 401 tribute group home facebook. The flight was uneventful until the approach to miami. This page is dedicated to the those who died, those who survived and the countless of lives that were touched and effected even to this day by. This story has relevance to those of us in anaesthesia. When attempting to lower the landing gear, the flight crew was unable to determine if the nose landing gear was extended and locked. On december 29, 1972 eastern airlines flight 401, crashed into the florida everglades after the flight crew became to preoccupied with a burned out landing gear indicator, and failed to notice the.
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