When the individual walked across the aisle to get a better look at this man, the apparition said, Hi, Im Don. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. (Rob and Sarah Elder, "Crash") In command of flight 401 that night were three pilots: Captain Robert Loft, First Officer Albert Stockstill, and Flight Engineer Donald Repo. [15][18] The reported hauntings were said to be seen only on the planes that used the spare parts. The pilots tried again, they cycled the landing gear, but zilch; the confirmation light was off. These reports received extensive publicity by the news media. And furthermore, laid in a coffin in the cargo hold. Marquis received burns to his face, arms, and legsa result of spilled jet fuel from the crashed TriStarbut continued shuttling people in and out of the crash site that night and the next day. He served in the Navy as an AO2 aerographer. Copyright 2023 UFO Insight, All Rights Reserved. During this time, the planes autopilot system was set to maintain the planes altitude at 2,000 feet. Cockpit area microphone (CAM): [Sound of click], CAM: [Sound of six beeps similar to radio altimeter increasing in rate]. In the following years, however, passengers and crew alike began to not only see Loft and Repo on and around Eastern Airlines flights, many unknowing people even had brief conversations with them. The television film The Ghost of Flight 401, which aired on NBC in February 1978, offers a fictionalized depiction of the crash and alleged ghost sightings. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. In another 50 seconds, the plane was at half its assigned altitude. You may not republish the article in its entirety. Quick Facts ; Screenshots ; Videos ; Comments. Rockport Fishing Charters. Alligators coming out in hordes to feast, snakes attacking rescue workers, organisms in the swamp infecting wounds and causing irreparable damage. The crash occurred while the entire flight crew were preoccupied with a burnt-out landing gear indicator light. Coincidence? [5]:6,16[9] However, the NTSB concluded that the captain's tumor did not contribute to the accident. Related To Virginia Gancio, Judith Gancio. [5]:4 This altitude alert, designed to warn the pilots of an inadvertent deviation from the selected altitude, went unnoticed by the crew. Added in World of Warcraft: Legion. The slight forward pressure on the stick would have caused the aircraft to enter a slow descent, maintained by the CWS system. The area, an inhospitable and incredibly inaccessible place, proved to be a logistical nightmare for rescue workers. The flight progressed normally until about 11:30. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. The hauntings of Eastern Airlines planes is certainly the most well-known. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Inexhaustible walker, gambler and pugilist, he was also a friend to Royalty. Robert Loft, First Officer Albert Stockstill and Second Officer Donald Repo steered Flight 401 toward Miami International Airport after an uneventful flight from New York. Incongruously, not far from the roofless fuselage center section with the inner portion of the starboard wing still attached, lay a large, undamaged and fully inflated rubber dinghy, one of a number carried on the TriStar in the event of an emergency water landing. Subscribe to our free newsletter and join our subscribers. [4] It was also the first hull loss and fatal crash of a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. In early 1973, the captain of an Eastern flight from Newark to Miami was told that there was a passenger in first class not listed on the flight manifest, attired in an Eastern Airlines captain . Your email address will not be published. Under the command of Captain Robert Albin Loft, an expert navigator rated 50th in seniority at Eastern. As he was a VIP, the vice presidents was allowed on . Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. The following conversation was retrieved from the flight voice recorder later: Less than 10 seconds after this exchange, the jetliner crashed. No one, not a single one noticed, when the autopilot switched on so teh crew could focus on the lightbulb started to act up. Subsequent to these press stories, The Ghost of Flight 401 was published in 1976. Coincidentally or not, the entire galley area where the flight attendants saw Repos face was made from materials recovered from the downed Flight 401. Robert Loft, the captain of Flight 401, was killed. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 was a scheduled flight from New York JFK to Miami. [6], The flight was under the command of Captain Robert Albin (Bob) Loft, age 55, a veteran pilot ranked 50th in seniority at Eastern Air Lines. They raced to rescue any survivors. She has written articles for several online websites, and had an article published in a Canadian magazine on the most haunted locations in Atlantic Canada. Remember my name for the next time I post. [6]:101 The pilots cycled the landing gear, but still failed to get the confirmation light. Most believe their presence was a result of the fact that Eastern Airlines, to save money, used salvaged parts from this crashed plane. 50 seconds later the plane, once more nosedived, again, this time losing more than half its assigned altitude. Subsequent to these press stories, The Ghost of Flight 401 was published in 1976. Robert A.Loft - Capt. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Robert Albin Bob Loft I found on Findagrave.com. Flight 401 was under the command of Captain Robert Albin Loft, 55, a veteran Eastern Airline pilot. The TriStar's port outer wing structure struck the ground first, followed by the No. Flight 401 made three trails through the sawgrass, breaking into pieces as it circled on its axis in the Everglades National Park. An unnamed female passenger also had a chilling experience during an Eastern Airlines flight. The Ghosts of Flight 401, part of the Discovery+ series Shock Docs, focuses on the supernatural legacy of the crash. After lowering the gear, First Officer Stockstill noticed that the landing gear indicator, a green light identifying that the nose gear is properly locked in the "down" position, had not illuminated. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Suddenly the plane plunged 250ft in 70 seconds; an altitude warning went off Cchordchime located under the engineers workstation the same engineer that was down below checking the status of the wheels. Aug 09, 2019. There is a problem with your email/password. The crash was documented in Rob and Sarah Elder's 1977 book Crash. Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 was a scheduled flight from New York to Miami. Eastern Air Lines candidly dismissed that their planes were inhabited by spooks and ghosts. The author does not own the rights to this content. The story was that parts of Flight 401 were salvaged after the crash investigation and . Captain Hight is a 1994 graduate of Boston . One anonymous captain claimed to have seen Repo before a flight he was about to pilot. [5]:23 In this mode, once the pilot releases pressure on the yoke (control column or wheel), the autopilot maintains the pitch attitude of the aircraft until the yoke is again moved. Of the 176 people on board, 101 lost their lives in the tragedy. Year should not be greater than current year. said Loft at 11:42 p.m., seconds before flight tower . The majority of those who passed away were seated in the middle section of the plane. 1 If any Part of the Things mentioned can be recovered so that I . While he has not yet been reported in planes over Heathrow, the airport itself is said to contain the spirit of the highwayman, Dick Turpin [3] who was sentenced to death for his crimes of brutal robbery in 1739. And the paranormal encounter occurred over the Florida . He was a member of Gold Prospectors of the Rockies and the National Rifle Association. Failed to remove flower. This person greeted the male (in his late 40s or early 50s) who was wearing a pilot's uniform and a captain's hat that read Eastern Air Lines. The details included in the articleare based on the reports, accounts and documentation available as provided bywitnesses and publications - sources/references are published above. Officer Repo died the next day at the hospital. The crew of Flight 401, taken aboard Flight 26 while on the ground in Miami earlier the day of the crash. This was the first fatal crash of a wide-body aircraft. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. The 13 crew members on board were passing up cocktails, the 163 passengers were passed out either drunk or asleep. Thus, the switching to CWS in channel A possibly did not occur in channel B, thus depriving the first officer of any indication the mode had changed (channel A provides the captain's instruments with data, while channel B provides the first officer's). On the day of the crash, Flight 401 was operated using a Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar (registration N310EA), which had been delivered to the airline on August 18, 1972. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? And was informed by the dead officer, There will never be another crash! Eastern Airlines Flight 401 departed New York's JFK airport at 9:20 in the evening enroute to Miami International Airport. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. He may have established Glenury Royal distillery, but the whisky achievements of Captain Robert Barclay Allardice pale in comparison with his other exploits. Marcus has been Editor-in-Chief for several years due to his excellent knowledge in these fields. For more tales of the macabre, check out our blog. He returned to NLSO NC for his second tour as CO in the summer of 2009. These reports received extensive publicity by the news media. Perhaps the spirits (energies?) Maybe the salvaged pieces of Flight 401s wreckage also contained the final energies of the crew. He served as cornet, quartermaster, and lieutenant in the Continental Dragoons. [2] The attendant in question would approach a gentleman who was standing in the galley to ask him if required assistance. Captain Bob Loft and Second Officer Don Repo died in the crash, as did ninety-nine other people on board in what was one of the worst commercial air disasters in United States history. Robert Albin Loft believed it was just a faulty bulb issue. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? All three of them now saw Repos face in the oven door. Captain Robert Nairac, a British spy, was murdered by the Irish Republican Army. There were 75 people who survived the crash. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Gray's Harbor, the large estuarine bay about 45 miles north of the mouth of the Columbia River, is named in recognition of Captain Robert Gray, the first Euro-American to enter it on May 7, 1792. For months and years after the crash, the area became a hot-bed of supernatural activity. Read more about how we fact-check content here. For his efforts, he received the Humanitarian Award from the National Air Disaster Alliance/Foundation and the "Alumitech Airboat Hero Award", from the American Airboat Search and Rescue Association. Captain Robert Loft and Second Officer Donald Repo survived the crash, briefly. There was an error deleting this problem. The crash was followed by reports of the appearance of apparitions of Flight 401 crew members, including Captain Loft, on subsequent flights. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Be another crash NC for his second tour as CO in the cargo hold tragedy... 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