ÜBER DIESE EPISODE
A late night short-haul flight from JFK to MIA on December 29, 1972 started off smooth with no expectations that when it touched the ground not only would it NOT be at the Miami International Airport, but it also wouldn’t be in any place where a commercial jumbo jet should be landing at any point. Take off and the entire duration of the flight all the way to Florida ended up being completely uneventful as the seemingly brand new Lockheed L-1011 Tristar jumbo jet carried passengers and crew south from the cold temps in NYC to a much warmer south Florida. Many passengers were either headed home after the Christmas holiday or were flying down to ring in the New Year just a few days later. Not a single soul on board the flight that evening would have known the danger that lurked ahead of them which ultimately stemmed from the malfunction of a small but extremely important indicator light. Suzie is back in the pod loft this week as Hav provides initial details of the devastating disaster that would ultimately claim the lives of 101 people and send shockwaves across the aviation industry.
Choose carefully, friends!
Written by: Hav Martinez
Research by: Hav Martinez
Produced and Edited by: Hav Martinez
Episode Co-Host: Suzie
Music By: Skane
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Primary References:
1. https://flamingomag.com/2018/02/26/flight-401/
2. https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7314.pdf3. https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/eastern-air-lines-flight-401/
4. https://aviation-safety.net/asndb/330292
6. Aguila, G. (2022, December 21). ‘We’re down.’ Flight 401crashed in Miami 50 years ago. Survivors now have a message. Miami Herald. Miami Herald
7. Hicks, Sally. “Memories of the Horrors Don't Fade.” St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, FL), January 3, 1993.
