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EA401

November 5, 2019

This week we cover EA401, a flight that crashed in the Florida Everglades suddenly in 1972. Listen now to find out what caused the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar to crash in the Everglades and upend the aviation industry. 2020 © Anchor FM Inc. All rights reserved.

Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_401

http://www.freshgasflow.com/flight_401/

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/AAR7314.aspx

https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1382225

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/the-eerie-mystery-of-eastern-airlines-flight-401/news-story/61af8f7bf86a3ae8260c19ab8f902f17

Research Sources:

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/AAR7314.aspx

Rynard, Su, director. Mayday: Fatal Distraction. Cineflix, 2008.

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In Pilot Failures Tags Everglades, Florida, Eastern Airlines, Lockheed L-1011, Tristar, EA401
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