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Lockheed L-1011 Eastern Air Lines N310EA

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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 fatalities. All three cockpit crew members, two of the 10 flight attendants, and 96 of the 163 passengers were killed; there were 75 survivors. The crash occurred while the entire cockpit crew was preoccupied with a burnt-out landing gear indicator light. They failed to notice that the autopilot had inadvertently been disconnected, and as a result, the aircraft gradually lost altitude and crashed. This was the first fatal crash of a wide-body aircraft.[4] It was also the first hull loss and first fatal crash of a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.[4]

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor XJ-1011
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 157.6ft (48.0m)
  • Length 171.0ft (52.1m)
  • Height 57.5ft (17.5m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 134,304lbs (60,919kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.602
  • Wing Loading 32.0lbs/ft2 (156.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 4,198.5ft2 (390.1m2)
  • Drag Points 21188

Parts

  • Number of Parts 647
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 2,773