SAR STUDY OF EASTERN AIRLINES FLIGHT 401 CRASH

At approximately 2340R 29 December 1972, Eastern Airlines Flight 401, a Lockheed 1011, with 178 persons on board, crashed in the Everglades 18 miles west of Miami International Airport. The aircraft was completely demolished, with wreckage, bodies, and survivors strewn over a wide area. Because of the magnitude of the rescue operation and of the medical emergency caused the study resulted in a number of recommendations concerning preparations for Coast Guard response to future cases of this magnitude. The study and the action to be taken thereon are considered of servicewide interest.

• Corporate Authors:

  United States Coast Guard

  2100 Second Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20593
• Publication Date: 1974-3-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 72 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation crashes; Ambulances; Civil aircraft; Crash landing; Flight; Medical services; Night; Passenger aircraft; Search and rescue operations; Swamps
• Identifier Terms: United States Coast Guard
• Old TRIS Terms: Night flight; Readiness
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00092007
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1976 12:00AM