


| Date: | December 29, 1972 |
| Location: | Everglades National Park, Florida |
| Aircraft: | Lockheed L-1011 TriStar1 |
| Reg: | N310EA |
| Airline: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Flight No: | 401 |
| Fatalities: | 176 : 103 |
| An Eastern Air Lines Lockheed Tristar crashed into the Everglades killing 103 people. In the darkness, the crew, preoccupied with a landing gear problem, failed to notice the autopilot had become disengaged and the plane was losing altitude until it flew into the ground. |