Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 was a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar jet that crashed into the Florida Everglades on the night of December 29, 1972, causing 101 fatalities (77 initial crash survivors, two died shortly afterward). The crash was a controlled flight into terrain as a result of the flight crew's failure to monitor the flight instruments during a malfunction of the landing gear position indicator system. It was the first crash of a wide-body aircraft in the US, and, at the time, the deadliest crash in the United States.
It is also known for reported paranormal activities, supposedly stemming from the salvage of aircraft parts; Eastern Airlines later removed the Flight 401 parts.
After the accident, employees of Eastern Air Lines began reporting sightings of the dead crew members on board another L-1011 (N318EA). The story was that parts of Flight 401 were salvaged after the crash investigation and refitted into the other L-1011. "Sightings" of the spirits of Flight Engineer(and Second Officer) Don Repo and Captain Robert Loft spread throughout Eastern Air Lines to the point where Eastern's management warned employees that they could face dismissal if caught spreading ghost stories.
The apparitions of the crew members were allegedly sighted inside a Foster Refrigerator infrared oven that had been in the galley of Flight 401, and was later salvaged and put into another L-1011. After the supposed ghostly sightings, the oven was sent back to Foster Refrigerator in Hudson, New York.
yes, airlines do that to save cost. so the next time u disembark from a plane, do say a prayer for those who did not managed to finish the flight.
i ordered a basket of sunny orange gerberas which comes with 8 tasty Chuppa Chups lollipops. In fact, i sent Mr Loy his first Valentine's bouquet of roses back in 2007. =p
heehee, who says only guys can give girls flowers for february 14!
