Check out BOSE Aviation if you are in the market for a high quality aviation headset 👉🏻 https://bit.ly/3tng9lK and TSO process for certification 👉🏻 https://bit.ly/2RAOzmR On the 29th of December 1972 a Lockheed 1011 Tristar from Eastern Airlines crashed into the Everglades swamplands outside Miami. In this video we will look into the many different reasons that caused this crash and what we, the airline industry, have learned from it in order to make flying safer for everyone. If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👇 👉🏻 https://www.patreon.com/mentourpilot Get the Mentour Aviation app and discuss what You think about this! Download the app for FREE using the link below 👇 📲 📲 Join the Mentour Pilot Discord server here! 👉🏻 https://discord.gg/JntGWdn I have also created an Amazon page with Aviation books, material and flight simulator stuff that I think you will enjoy! 👉🏻 https://www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot Follow my life on instagram and get awesome pictures from the cockpit! 📲 https://www.instagram.com/mentour_pilot To find the right HEADSET for YOU, check out BOSE Aviation 👉🏻 https://boseaviation-emea.aero/headsets Artwork in the studio 👉🏻 https://aeroprints.de/?lang=en Get some Awesome Mentour Pilot merch 👉🏻 null Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Enjoy checking them out! Sources:- ------------------------------------------------------- Wheel Bay: @ Kieturm https://i.redd.it/g7v72cxa6vh41.jpg Old Aircraft 1: AIRBUS https://www.airbus.com/company/history/aircraft-history/1970-1972.html Old Aircraft 2: CNN https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/20-iconic-aircraft-vintage/index.html Old Aircraft 3: Lockheed Martin https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/features/history/l-1011.html Crash 1: Bryan R. Swopes https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/eastern-air-lines-flight-401/ Crash 2: Ron Infantino https://www.flamingomag.com/2018/02/26/flight-401/ Crash 3: UNKOWN https://tailstrike.com/database/29-december-1972-eastern-401/ Crash 4: UNKOWN https://www.flamingomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/FLIGHT-401.V9.Window-Landscape-%C2%A9Courtesy-Ron-Infantino-768x533.jpg Torch: RovingStones https://photos.travelblog.net/372526/991516/f/9522669-klm-front-jump-seat-for-cabin-crew-0.jpg Crew Resource Management: calaero.edu https://calaero.edu/crew-resource-management-crm/ Eastern Air Lines 401 Flight Crew: Sharon  R. Transue/Eastern Airlines https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/eastern-air-lines-flight-401/ Pilot Portraits: news.com.auhttps://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/travel-stories/flight-attendant-reveals-craziest-plane-ghost-stories-shes-heard/news-story/acdf057fbf62aec72923f6b6fbee40aa XH1CNLN5LIQRYTVB A6E3IZQ1K3O0K1OD KQDS4OEKJ5Y4QFTH Aircraft used in Simulator: Lockheed L-1011 Tristar by Michael Wilson Chapters: -------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 - Intro00:31 - Flight History 01:09 - The Flight Crew02:01 - Tristar Autopilot Systems 02:55 - Tristar Autopilot Modes 04:09 - Initial Approach / Gear Issues 07:16 - Go Around 09:02 - Who's Flying The Aircraft? 10:22 - A Trip Into The Electronics Bay 12:04 - "It's Pitch Dark!" 14:10 - Leaving The Cleared Altitude 15:22 - Outside The Controlled Area 16:48 - The Worst Possible Outcome 18:34 - No Flashlights 19:21 - First Responders 20:08 - Probable Cause 21:10 - Recommendations 21:47 - A Sad Discovery