Eastern Air Lines Flight 401
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eastern-air-lines-flight-401-184-10429043
title:
Eastern Air Lines Flight 401
text:
Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 was a scheduled flight from New York JFK to Miami. Shortly before midnight on December 29, 1972, the Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar crashed into the Florida Everglades, causing 101 total fatalities. All three cockpit crew members, two of the 10 flight attendants, and 96 of the 163 passengers were killed; 75 people survived. The crash occurred while the entire flight crew were preoccupied with a burnt-out landing gear indicator light. The captain bumped the control yoke on
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description:
1972 passenger plane crash in the Florida Everglades, United States
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_401
date created:
2004-04-05T18:05:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T15:47:50Z
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