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  2. Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 was a scheduled flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, United States, to Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, United States. Shortly before midnight on December 29, 1972, the Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar crashed into the Florida Everglades, [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] causing 101 total ...

  3. Dec 28, 2022 · One of the worst air disasters in South Florida history happened exactly 50 years ago Thursday, when Eastern Airlines Flight 401 slammed into the Florida Everglades, killing more than 100...

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    According to Aviation Safety Network, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 had 163 passengers and 13 members of crew onboard. The flight was largely uneventful, but on approach to Miami, the flight crew had become fixated on a faulty indication in the cockpit. They had not realized that the autopilot was disconnected, which ultimately caused the plane to l...

    However, after the wreckage had been cleared, reported sightings of Bob and Don began. For example, on one flight, a captain was asked to check on a passenger traveling in first class who was wearing a pilot's uniform. The senior flight attendant said he was dazed and unresponsive when spoken to and was not on the passenger list. The captain report...

    On another day, Don was reportedly seen sitting in the cockpit, warning the operating flight crew of a faulty electrical circuit, which was then found and replaced. There were also reports of Bob having been seen doing his pre-flight checks of the aircraft and telling the ground staff he'd already completed them. The pilot was reportedly unnerved b...

    The aircraft operating Flight 401 was a Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar, registered as N310EA. The aircraft had been delivered to Eastern Air Lines in August 1972, just four months before the fatal crash. In fact, the carrier was the launch customer for the aircraft, along with Trans World Airlines. Eastern Air Lines went on to operate a total of 66 L-10...

  4. Dec 21, 2022 · Eastern Airlines Flight 401 was one of South Florida’s deadliest airline disasters. The crash killed 101 people, including Stanich. Raposa was one of 75 survivors.

  5. Dec 29, 2023 · December 29, 1972 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar) crashes in the Florida Everglades on approach to Miami International Airport, Florida, killing 101 of the 176 people on board.

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  6. Dec 4, 2021 · At 11:42 p.m. and 12 seconds, Eastern Air Lines flight 401 slammed into the watery surface of the Florida Everglades, plowing into the swamp at 365 kilometers per hour. The lights flickered...

  7. Nov 8, 2011 · Almost 40 years ago, Eastern Airlines flight 401 crashed. The plane descended out of the sky as pilots were distracted over a landing gear warning light. "You couldn't even say goodbye to each ...

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