The plane was a new Lockheed L-1011, pride of the Eastern fleet. It remains the worst aviation disaster in Florida history, yet, because the impact was cushioned by soft muck and sawgrass, 75 people lived -- some of them barely receiving a scratch.
On the show, Gellert discusses his decision to report the L-1011 altitude hold malfunction to the NTSB. The last words on the CVR really show how unfocused they were. Klaus Schenck 9/5/39 It would be 3:30 a.m. — nearly four hours after the crash — when her group, the last out, would be rescued. In the days following the crash, Eastern's people had to absorb much anger from families of victims while grieving over their own losses. JFK airport, 1973 and an Eastern Airlines Tristar was boarding for its flight down to Miami. “They know exactly where we are. He adds that shortly afterwards he was grounded and ordered to undergo psychological testing. Give or take a word, the announcement is remembered verbatim by virtually every survivor. Good lord. Caridad Fermina Hernandez 10/11/32 Post office still working on backlog of 180,000 pieces of mail, including some ballots, Despite COVID concerns, Trump rallies thousands of fervent fans past Miami-Dade’s curfew, Cars line up for hours at the food pantry. Then came scattered parts from the No. “We did something to the altitude,” First Officer Stockstill warned. Rochelle Rubin 1/5/48 (she was the first victim discovered by the search team The infant, in a knitted pink dress, slept in her mother’s arms. [6]:107–109, Robert "Bud" Marquis (1929-2008),[7] an airboat pilot, was out frog gigging with Ray Dickinsin (1929-1988) when they witnessed the crash. Stockstill: We're still at 2,000 feet, right? Sadie Yellin 1/9/15 He sold 13 in a month. Mr. Johnson testified that he wanted to see another sweep of the radar before making any judgements, that the readouts often differed from the actual altitude. "It was a night to remember, no doubt about it.". Despite a quick flash of fire, experts think the shallow water of the Everglades prevented the L-1011 from exploding into flames. Angelo Donadeo, whose survival may be the most remarkable of all, says the only thing still bothering him is his back, but not very much. I was a kid, 21 years old. I probably did too, I’m sure.”.
That triggered a series of Murphy's Law-like consequences that ultimately killed 101 of the 176 people aboard. But it was Bob Marquis, a former wildlife officer who was hunting for frogs in his airboat, who arrived on the scene first. Loft, satisfied the bulb was the culprit, advised the tower they were coming in, returning his attention to flying the plane. First, Eastern captain Daniel Gellert testified to the NTSB on February 6th that he had noticed that the altitude hold function could be disengaged by bumping the control column. “I guess I was always on the edge without knowing it.” In 1972 he was a young carpenter who liked living fast. “I could empathize with what Ron was going through. Maria Elena Gonzalez 9/3/51 701 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 250, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. The C-Chord (the audible alarm that sounds when the plane is more then 200 feet below it's target altitude - the altitude selected in the autopilot control - wasn't noticed by the distracted pilots, as you mentioned. "They were courteous," he said, "but they couldn't tell me very much.". The tower instructed the L-1011 to pull out of its decent, climb to two thousand feet, and then make a U-turn and flight west over the darkness of the Everglades. Charles Camichel 9/9/1899 (we assume this is the "C. Carmichael" on The memories don’t. [22] Loft's widow and children did sue Fuller, for infringement of Loft's right of publicity, for invasion of privacy, and for intentional infliction of emotional distress, but the lawsuit was dismissed and the dismissal upheld by the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal. Oakes had been one of the first captains qualified to fly the L-1011. “She had a tiny scratch on her chest and one on her forehead that I did when I pulled her up. “Hey, what’s happening here?” Loft said, frantically pulling up while banking to the left in a futile attempt to rescue Flight 401. They took their seats in Row 35. Muriel J. Ames 11/30/40 Sara Escobar 8/ 7/31 "In that 401 crash, too many eyes were on the light bulb.". With his left, he held onto the boat and walked beside it to the levee. To calm everyone, Raposa led survivors in renditions of Jingle Bells, Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman. We consider ourselves enormously lucky; we were a family of three.". Bob Loft and First Officer Bert Stockstill put the plane on autopilot and tried to replace the gear-indicator light. And Fara Infantino, a secretary married just 20 days earlier. Yetta Cohn 3/17/16 Marquis, a former wildlife officer familiar with the hidden watery pathways, directed them to the crash site and nearby Levee 67 — a narrow lane of firm ground in the middle of the swamp, reacheable only by airboat or chopper. In that sense, it was quite a healthy experience. Did anyone else catch the NLG light bulb was $12? I don’t see any reason to worry about what fate has brought. Abbey Lynn Greenwald 9/18/52 Some 15 minutes later, the two arrived at a surreal scene. There was a splash of water over my face.". Susana Luna 8/29/29 Jose Carrasquillo 6/28/40 "The impact was, of course, shocking," said Gustavo Casado of Miami, who was traveling with his wife and their 2-month-old daughter, Christina.
Eleven days after the crash, the NTSB loaded the surviving, mud stained autopilot computers into Aircraft N306EA, a sister ship to the one that crashed. "There was no indication that the crew was unaware of its altitude," Johnson testified. Michael Ann Kaminer 12/28/45
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