Eastern Flight 401 |
| Description: The story of the fatal crash of Eastern Airlines flight 401 and the ghosts that were spotted after the crash on other Eastern Airline flights. |
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 York's John F. Kennedy International Airport's Terminal One. The airplane was a new Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, - the pride of Eastern's fleet. Eastern Air Lines named their fleet of L-1011s "Whisperliners." At 11:43 PM came an ominous message from another aircraft in the area; "Ah, Miami tower this is National 611, we just saw a big explosion, looks like it was out west. I don't know what it means, but I thought you should know." The plane was traveling 227 miles per hour when it flew into the ground. The left wingtip hit first, then the left engine and the left landing gear. Together they slashed three trails through the saw grass, each five feet wide and more than 100 feet long. When the main part of the fuselage hit the ground it continued to move through the grass and water, disintegrating as it went. From first impact to last movement the Whisperliner traveled more than one third of a mile. Midway along the path, the plane slewed around until it was sliding backward. The great white fuselage burst into five large pieces and countless fragments. The following is a collection of different articles, factoids, and external links that relate to this story.
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General overview about the flight and the eventual crash on December 29, 1972.
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Was the flight crew warned about the auto pilot being off?
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Here is something interesting that we discovered during our research.
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Probably one of the most talked about crashes in aviation history; read the actual flight log cvr transcript of the crash and learn about the ghosts
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Here is a possible explanation as to why Flight 401 just accidentally flew into the ground.
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A listing of those who survived and those who were lost.
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Although the crash was ruled pilot error, there were those who had testified that the auto pilot mechanism on these aircraft's could be disengaged by simply bumping the flight stick.
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The strange tales of the ghostly airmen of Flight of 401 circulated in the airline community. An account of the paranormal happenings even appeared in a 1974 US Flight Safety Foundation's newsletter.
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Rosario Messina was a passenger aboard Flight 401, and later became another Ghost of Flight 401.
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Charles Johns was the flight controller on duty during the Flight 401 incident.
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Close-up picture of the peep hole (circled) inside the "hell hole"
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A photo showing the landing gear lever and warning light indicator.
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The story of Robert "Bud" Marquis and how he saw the crash of Flight 401 in the middle of the Florida Everglades.
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Reports of sightings of Captain Loft at the Miami Airport.
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A detailed account of the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 on December 29, 1972, including first hand reports, photos and video from survivors, rescue workers and journalists.
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We found the following information that refers to a possible curse placed by the Seminole Indians about the everglades.
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A flight attendant who was aboard the plane during the crash. Beverly did several heroic things such as sing Christmas carols to help keep survivors calm, and to tell everyone not to light a match due to the smell of jet fuel.
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Here are the lyrics to the song 'The Ghosts of Flight 401' that was recorded by Bob Welch
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Everything was normal with flight 401, until they tried to land.
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An aircraft crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 101 passengers. After the wreckage is removed, salvageable parts from the plane are used to repair oth...
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Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern. With Ernest Borgnine, Gary Lockwood, Tina Chen, Kim Basinger. An aircraft crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 103 passengers. After the wreckage is removed, salvageable parts from the plane are used to repai...
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The Flight Engineer turned to the Second Officer and said "You don't need to worry about the pre-flight, I've already done it". The Second Officer became alarmed - He realised that the Flight Engineer he was speaking to was dead! - He had crashed on ...
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