Lockheed L-1011 TriStar by Apollo018362
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.
Accident
Date: December 29, 1972
Cause: 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?N 80°35'43
Aircraft
Aircraft type: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar
Operator: Eastern Air Lines (Eastern Airlines)
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 (initially 99)
Injuries: 75
Survivors: 75 (initially 77)
Specifications
Spotlights
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General Characteristics
- Predecessor Lockheed L-1011 Tristar
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- Wingspan 118.0ft (36.0m)
- Length 132.5ft (40.4m)
- Height 43.4ft (13.2m)
- Empty Weight 19,559lbs (8,871kg)
- Loaded Weight 51,925lbs (23,552kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.584
- Wing Loading 32.2lbs/ft2 (157.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,611.2ft2 (149.7m2)
- Drag Points 9872
Parts
- Number of Parts 231
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 1,033
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