1972 passenger plane crash in the Florida Everglades, United States
Eastern Air Lines Flight 401
N310EA, the aircraft involved in the accident.
Accident
Date
December 29, 1972 (1972-12-29)
Summary
CFIT due to pilot error and loss of situational awareness due to burnt out lightbulb
Site
Florida Everglades near Miami International Airport Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S. 25°51′53″N80°35′43″W / 25.86472°N 80.59528°W / 25.86472; -80.59528
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar
Operator
Eastern Air Lines
IATA flight No.
EA401
ICAO flight No.
EAL401
Call sign
EASTERN 401
Registration
N310EA
Flight origin
John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport
Destination
Miami International Airport
Occupants
176
Passengers
163
Crew
13
Fatalities
101
Injuries
75
Survivors
75
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,[1][2][3] 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 the aircraft, causing it to turn off the autopilot. Due to the focus on the landing gear and the minimal changes in the cockpit, the pilots didn’t notice. Because of this, the aircraft gradually lost altitude and crashed. This was the first hull loss and fatal crash of a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.[4]
^"Airliner carrying 167 crashes in Everglades". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. December 30, 1972. p. 1A.
^"Giant jetliner goes down in 'gator infested swamp". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. December 30, 1972. p. 1.
^"Jet's fall cushioned by swamp". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. December 31, 1972. p. 1.
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