The Crash of Flight 401

Year: 1978

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: English

Director: Barry Shear

Drama

A harrowing, true‑life account of Eastern Airlines Flight 401, which vanished in the Everglades on approach to Miami in December 1972. The film carefully traces the chain of errors that led to the crash, depicts the accident itself and follows the subsequent rescue and recovery operations, staying faithful to documented events.

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