Archive for December 27th, 2007
Anniversaries Approach for Doomed Eastern Flight 401
Thursday, December 27th, 2007December 29th will mark the 35th anniversary of the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 in the Florida Everglades. The accident was considered the first accident involving a “jumbo jet”–a Lockheed L-1011. Of 176 on board, 101 were killed.
The accident was caused by pilot distraction. Pilot Robert Loft and copilot Bert Stockstill were circling […]

