Flight 401 facts
While investigating facts about Flight 401, I found out little known, but curios details like:
On 29th December 1972, Eastern Airlines flight 401 crashed in the Everglades because a crew of three was occupied with trying to fix a fused landing gear indicator light and didn't notice that the autopilot was disengaged.
Salvaged parts from a plane crash in 1972 caused Eastern Air Lines to remove them from other planes when the flight crew and passengers reported spotting the ghosts of the dead flight crew from flight 401.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 10 of the best facts about Flight 401 I managed to collect.
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When eastern airlines flight 401 crashed in the Everglades, Robert Marquis and his friend Ray Dickinsin were out hunting frogs when they saw the crash. They rushed to the scene and took people away from the site on their boat for the next day. Marquis suffered severe burns from jet fuel.
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An airplane crash that was caused due to a burned-out light bulb. The crew of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 was drawn into confusion over the lack of confirmation of lowering of landing gear, all the while the airplane was steadily losing its altitude, resulting in loss of over a 100 lives.
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In 1972 the flight crew of Eastern 401 were so distracted by a faulty light that they allowed their plane to crash into the ground.
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After the 1972 crash of Flight 401, parts from the wreckage were installed on other planes, where many reputable sources claim to have seen the ghosts of the pilots assist with various issues and help to prevent any further incidents with the plane.
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Eastern Airlines 401 that crashed into the Everglades. Salvaged parts of the Tristar were put on other jets and ghost sightings of flight 401's crew were reported by passengers and other crews on those jets.
