They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. Flight 401 was west-northwest of Miami, 18.7 mi from the end of runway 9L. [22] Eastern considered suing for libel, based on assertions of a cover-up by Eastern executives, but Borman opted not to, feeling a lawsuit would merely provide more publicity for the book. Over the following months and years, employees of Eastern Air Lines began reporting sightings of the dead crew members, captain Robert Loft and second officer Donald Repo, sitting on board other L-1011 flights. Though that may not seem like much, its actually pretty old considering most of the region was dev Hollywood is the place to get away from the chaos and confusion of Miami's nightlife. 2 engine continuing to deliver thrust during the actual breakup of the aircraft. 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Copyright 2023 UFO Insight, All Rights Reserved. Right after this event, a new turn comes as a consequence. It turned out that the passenger was Bob Loft, the captain who died on a flight from New York to Miami in December of 1972. . The flight departed JFK Airport on Friday, December 29, 1972, at 9:20 PM, with 163 passengers and a total of 13 crew members on board. He served in the Navy as an AO2 aerographer. Suddenly the plane plunged 250ft in 70 seconds; an altitude warning went off . Although 75 people survived, the accident still resulted in the deaths of 101 occupants, including Captain Robert 'Bob' Loft and Flight Engineer Donald 'Don' Repo. On December 29, 1972, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 took off from New York on its way to Miami. A system error has occurred. [5]:4 Fifty seconds after reaching their assigned altitude, Captain Loft instructed First Officer Stockstill to put the L-1011 on autopilot. 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. Setimus And The Aztec UFO Crash The First Alien Contact Encounter Of Modern Times? If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. And furthermore, laid in a coffin in the cargo hold. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Resides in Sarasota, FL. So much so, that an increased amount of movement took place. [5]:6[6]:98, Flight 401 departed JFK Airport in New York on Friday, December 29, 1972, at 21:20EST, with 163 passengers and 13 crew members on board. Apparently, some of the equipment that was salvaged from the wreckage had been used in other L-1011 planes with Eastern Air Lines which has many people believing that the ghosts of those who passed away are still connected to that equipment. We do not aim to prove nordisprove any of the theories, cases, or reports. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Robert passed away in month 1897, at age 34 at death place, Kentucky. The fact that the tail assemblyrear fuselage, No. In her spare time, she loves reading, watching movies, making crafts, and watching hockey. [5]:2729, A company employeetechnical officer Angelo Donadeo, 47, returning to Miami from an assignment in New Yorkaccompanied the flight crew for the journey, but was officially an off-duty, "nonrevenue passenger". Oops, we were unable to send the email. Marcus also regularly appears as an expert on radio talk shows including Troubled Minds and Unexplained Radio discussing these topics. We publish books on both Kindle and paperback. Some high-ranking employees and pilots would do so only under the cover of anonymity. Incidentally, the witness refused to fly and left the plane right before it was due for take-off. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? 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. As for the latest ghostly encounter, an individual who was on a red-eye flight from Chicago to Miami last year was supposedly visited by the crew from Flight 401 and the apparitions appeared when the aircraft was over the Florida Everglades. Both pilots, the flight engineer, 2 of the 10 flight attendants, and 96 of the 163 passengers all died. They were top-notch and knew the ins and outs of commanding a plane that size. At that point, this person noticed that the older lady who was sitting across the aisle wasnt there anymore and that another crew member was sitting in her seat (also wearing an Eastern Air Lines hat). 1 (port) engine, and fragments from the port wing itself and the port tailplane. Over the following months and years, rumors began circulating that employees of Eastern Air Lines were reporting sightings of the dead crew members, captain Robert Loft and second officer (flight engineer) Donald Repo, sitting on board other L . The explanation soon became clear: the apparitions were always on aircraft that contained equipment salvaged from Flight 401. . Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Services were Nov. 30, with inurnment at Fort Logan National Cemetery. [10], Most of the dead were passengers in the aircraft's midsection. But that doesn't change the fact my plane, in this case, a Boeing 737, was undeniably visited . Captain Loft had accumulated a total 29,700 flight hours and had logged 280 hours in the L-1011 Your Name: Subject: Message: Notify me by email of all message replies. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. 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 . All rights reserved. Your email address will not be published. He also named the mighty Columbia River after his ship, SS Columbia Rediviva. Make sure that the file is a photo. The Ghosts of Flight 401, part of the Discovery+ series Shock Docs, focuses on the supernatural legacy of the crash. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. The passengers enjoyed a routine flight until 11:32 PM when the flight was near its destination in . Jocelyne LeBlanc works full time as a writer and is also an author with two books currently published. Loft and Repo had indeed lost their lives that December evening in 1972. The investigators were particularly fascinated by the various accounts of hauntings within planes that contained pieces of Flight 401. Your favour of the 20th Ulto did not reach my hands till the 19th Instt; since which I have made an unavailing enquiry of several Gentn from the Eastward after the Capturd ship Lord StanleyThis enquiry I will continuebut if in the meanwhile, you could furnish me with any clue that . Also known as Robert J Loft, Robert Dancio, Rober J Gancio. 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. In spite of their injuries, the surviving flight attendants were recognized for helping other survivors. There were 75 people who survived the crash. 35, rue Nobel Z.I Ducos - BP 7264 98801 Nouma Cedex; Toggle navigation. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Includes Address (11) Phone (6) Email (2) See Results. Captain Loft was found during the autopsy to have an undetected brain tumor in an area that controls vision. While the crew was focused on the landing gear indicator, the plane unknowingly came down at a lower altitude and abruptly crashed. [5]:6,16[9] However, the NTSB concluded that the captain's tumor did not contribute to the accident. The three major sections of the fuselagethe most intact of which was the tail assemblylay in the mud towards the end of the wreckage trail. By 11:41 p.m., Capt. Robert FitzRoy (1805-1865) was the captain of HMS Beagle, which sailed around the world with Charles Darwin on board.FitzRoy is often remembered as the grim argumentative man who was vulnerable to fits of temper and depression, and eventually took his life. Cockpit area microphone (CAM): [Sound of click], CAM: [Sound of six beeps similar to radio altimeter increasing in rate]. He had at least 5 sons and 3 daughters with Mary Macallum. The flight is referenced as part of the Bob Welch song "The Ghost of Flight 401" on his 1979 album Three Hearts. Even more chilling, however, was the warning that all three of the flight attendants heard at the same time. A similar situation appeared in the Thai film Dark Flight, directed by Kongkiat Khomsiri, produced in 2012. [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. Robert lived in 1891, at address, Kentucky. It was the Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar model which, on December 29, 1972, left New Yorks John F. Kennedy airport and crashed into the Florida Everglades, causing 101 fatalities. 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. For example, one unnamed flight engineer would tell how he almost screamed when, while performing the standard pre-flight checks Don Repo appeared in front of him stating he had already done the checks for him. Flight 401 was under the command of Captain Robert Albin Loft, 55, a veteran Eastern Airline pilot. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Captain Hight is a 1994 graduate of Boston . Eastern Airlines Flight 401 departed New York's JFK airport at 9:20 in the evening enroute to Miami International Airport. The film was based on Fullers book, and it concentrated on the ghost sightings that came into being after the incident. With thirty-two years of seniority, he was ranked fiftieth among the airlines four thousand pilots. For months and years after the crash, the area became a hot-bed of supernatural activity. Captain Robert Loft and Second Officer Donald Repo survived the crash, briefly. The entire article and the contents within are published by, wholly-ownedandcopyright of UFO Insight. [5]:4 For the next 80 seconds, the plane maintained level flight. Captain Robert Albin Loft (Left), First Officer Albert Stockstill (Middle) and Second Officer Don Repo (Right) The flight departed JFK Airport on Friday, December 29, 1972, at 9:20 PM, with 163 passengers and a total of 13 crew members on board. Stockstill: We did something to the altitude. Robert Malcolm Young's script doesn't contain enough flavor to . Oops, something didn't work. [14], Over the following months and years, stories began circulating that employees of Eastern Air Lines, and numerous passengers, had reported sightings of the dead crew members, captain Robert Loft and second officer (flight engineer) Donald Repo, sitting on board other L-1011s (including, in particular, N318EA). The flight is uneventful. Please try again later. And the paranormal encounter occurred over the Florida Everglades where the accident took place. An unnamed female passenger also had a chilling experience during an Eastern Airlines flight. Subsequent to these press stories, The Ghost of Flight 401 was published in 1976. Many believe that the piece is cursed. Only when he vanished into thin air did he suspect it was one of the ghost pilots whom so many employees spoke about. The ghosts of Flight 401 are perhaps some of the most credible accounts of life beyond the grave. 5.0 / 5. Flight 401 departed JFK Airport in New York on Friday, December 29, 1972, at 21:20, with 163 passengers and 13 crew members on board. First Officer Stockstill was killed on impact, and although pilot Robert Loft and flight engineer Donald Repo initially survived the crash, Loft died while being pulled from the wreckage and Repo succumbed to his grievous injuries later at a hospital. The Lockheed L-1011 had 163 passengers and 13 crew members, with . based on information from your browser. The NTSB classified the injuries of one nonrevenue passenger and one other passenger as nonfatal, as their deaths occurred more than seven days after the accident. Template:Unreferenced Over the following months and years, employees of Eastern Air Lines began reporting sightings of the dead crew members, captain Robert Loft and second officer (flight engineer) Donald Repo, sitting on board other L-1011 (N318EA) flights. Robert A.Loft. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. 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