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.
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.
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.
crew is trying to fix a problem with the nose gear. it shouldn t be a crisis situation, but it quickly becomes one. the l-1011 crashes into the swamp, killing more than 100 people. what amazed me was they said it was unsurvivable. how do you come out of that? december 29, 1972, eastern airlines flight 401 is on the final leg of its flight from jfk to miami international carrying 163 passengers and a crew of 13. ron and lily infantina were just married 20 days before and are now returning home from their honeymoon. it was a perfect flight. smooth. calm air. it was just a very dark night. the l-1011 is just five miles from the runway when the pilot extends the landing gears.
one. the l-1011 crashes into the swamp, killing more than 100 people. what amazed me is they said it was unsurvivable. how do you come out of that? december 29, 1972, eastern airlines flight 401 is on the final leg of its flight from jfk to miami international carrying 163 passengers and a crew of 13. ron and lily were just married 20 days before and are now returning home from their honeymoon. it was a perfect flight. smooth. calm air. it was just a very dark night. the l-1011 is just five miles from the runway. when the pilot extends the landing gears. green lights indicate the main landing gears are down. but the nose gear indicator remains dark. the nose gear showed that it