Copyright 2023 UFO Insight, All Rights Reserved. Many believe that the piece is cursed. COPYRIGHT UNSOLVED MYSTERIES & PARANORMAL ACTIVITIES, 2017-2018. Loft is one of Eastern's top pilots with 32 years of experience and over 29,000 flight hours. Flashlights are now standard equipment near jumpseats, and all jumpseats are outfitted with shoulder harnesses. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. At this moment, the First Officer Albert Stockstill noticed that the landing gear indicator was not illuminating. Of the cockpit crew, only flight engineer Repo survived the initial crash, along with technical officer Donadeo, who was down in the nose electronics bay with Repo at the moment of impact. And recently, one passenger has come forward explaining their paranormal encounter. The crash occurred while the entire flight crew were preoccupied with a burnt-out landing gear indicator light. The flight is uneventful. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. [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. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. [5]:3, Loft, who was working the radio during this leg of the flight, told the tower that they would discontinue their approach to their airport and requested to enter a holding pattern. The aircraft he flew that night was a state-of-the-art Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, one of a dozen new wide-body "Whisperliners" delivered to the airline that year. 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). The television film The Ghost of Flight 401, which aired on NBC in February 1978, offers a fictionalized depiction of the crash and alleged ghost sightings. On Dec. 29, 1972, Eastern Flight 401 from New York to Miami took off from . 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. Prior to his current assignment, he commanded the Joint Intelligence Operation Center European Command Analytic Center at RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom. Marcus has been Editor-in-Chief for several years due to his excellent knowledge in these fields. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. [5]:4 The engineer (Repo) had gone below, and no indication was heard of the pilots' voices recorded on the CVR that they heard the chime. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). What followed not only left a trail of body parts, broken hearts, mass hysteria, damning accusations but a mass grave now populated by alligators and ghosts. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? And furthermore, laid in a coffin in the cargo hold. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Over the years, there have been several reports from passengers flying over Florida that they have encountered the ghostly crew from Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 that tragically crashed, killing many people who were on board. Mariners Learning System provides a methodical, well-organized . aired in February 1978. Sightings of the pilots on Eastern Airlines planes began in the immediate months following the accident. Includes Address (8) Phone (11) Email (2) See Results. The 13 crew members on board were passing up cocktails, the 163 passengers were passed out either drunk or asleep. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. As they went through the records of the flight it came to light that an apparent problem in the cockpit had drawn the crews attention. He married Sarah Taylor on 3 October 1614, in Hertfordshire, England. by Nicos Kaloyirou. MYSTERIESRUNSOLVED & MRU MEDIA, 2019-2022. Based on the book, it dramatized the crash, rescue efforts, and NTSB investigation. Father of John "Captain" Frost, Sr.; Simeon Riley Frost; Nancy Anne Seals; Lucinda Jane Farmer; Robert Ray Frost and 6 others. His flight crew included First Officer Albert Stockstill, 39 and . Thus, the switching to CWS in channel A possibly did not occur in channel B, thus depriving the first officer of any indication the mode had changed (channel A provides the captain's instruments with data, while channel B provides the first officer's). Officer Repo died the next day at the hospital. Most believe their presence was a result of the fact that Eastern Airlines, to save money, used salvaged parts from this crashed plane. The TriStar's port outer wing structure struck the ground first, followed by the No. Frank Borman, prior to becoming CEO of Eastern Airlines, arrived at the scene after the crash to assist with rescue efforts. . Quick Facts ; Screenshots ; Videos ; Comments. Only when he vanished into thin air did he suspect it was one of the ghost pilots whom so many employees spoke about. This browser does not support getting your location. His body may have been found in County Louth. 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. Required fields are marked *. Spooked me silly. Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17211647/robert-albin-loft. Search above to list available cemeteries. Lived In Bonita Springs FL. Robert A.Loft. Even more chilling, however, was the warning that all three of the flight attendants heard at the same time. Those were the last words of Captain Robert Loft, 38 years ago tonight. [5]:6[a], The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation discovered that the autopilot had been inadvertently switched from altitude hold to control wheel steering (CWS) mode in pitch. Lived In Saint James NY, Osprey FL, Nokomis FL, Nesconset NY. After lowering the landing gear, the First Officer saw that the indicator, a green light identifying that the nose gear was accurately secured in the down position, had not turned on. Captain Loft is "as much a captain as one can imagine," a man who believes that being a soldier is the highest and most honorable occupation to which a person can aspire. Tragically, with the Lockheed L-1011s auto-pilot being accidentally disconnected in addition to a malfunctioning landing gear indicator light, the aircraft crashed into the Florida Everglades. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Robert Albin Bob Loft I found on Findagrave.com. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Sightings of Don Repo would continue sporadically for several years before Eastern Airlines closure in 1991. By 11:41 p.m., Capt. Robert Malcolm Young's script doesn't contain enough flavor to . When she returned to her seat with the stewardess following behind her, both women saw who was later identified as Don Repo just fade away and vanish before their eyes. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. In the cockpit: Capt. However, Captain Loft died before he could be rescued from the wreckage. The pilots cycled the landing gear, but still failed to get the confirmation light and they crashed abruptly. The Quiet Before The Storm Of The Modern UFO Era, The Mini UFO Waves And Strange Encounters From The End Of The Second World War, The Surge Of UFO Encounters Before The Second World War: The Final Years Of The Thirties. 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. On one particular occasion, on Flight Tri-Star 138, while performing her normal duties, she could clearly see the face of Repo in the oven door in the planes kitchen. The ghosts of Flight 401 are perhaps some of the most credible accounts of life beyond the grave. When Captain Robert Campbell I was born in 1717, his father, Charles Campbell I, was 21 and his mother, Mary Stuart, was 21. In the cockpit: Capt. Investigations into the sightings would prove not only that the witnesses were of sound mind (and some very high-ranking, to boot), but the details and descriptions offered of these apparent visitors from the other side matched the former pilots almost exactly. Captain Loft had been with the company for over 32 years; a total of 29,700 flight hours. Join MU Plus+ and get exclusive shows and extensions & much more! Your email address will not be published. And was informed by the dead officer, There will never be another crash! Coincidentally or not, the entire galley area where the flight attendants saw Repos face was made from materials recovered from the downed Flight 401. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. 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. We can only imagine how many more accounts might be on record if not for the eventual ban by Eastern Airlines on any of their employees speaking publicly of their sightings. Everyone in the cockpit was fascinated and fixated on the damn light. [15][18] The reported hauntings were said to be seen only on the planes that used the spare parts. Robert passed away in month 1897, at age 34 at death place, Kentucky. [6]:108 The most common injuries were fractures of ribs, spines, pelvises, and lower extremities. The crew didnt react. A TV movie. Sorry! Therefore, the crash was due to the pilot-error. Real Paranorms. Robert Albin "Bob" Loft. [4] It was also the first hull loss and fatal crash of a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. He has been writing and researching with over 20 years of experience. 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. . Sits in an upright position, tray tables closed. The co . Husband of Sarah Roberts; Sarah Frost (Roberts) and Sarah Frost. The flight was under the command of Captain Robert Albin Loft, a 32-year-veteran of Eastern Air Lines. The pilots of flight 401, from left to right: Bob Loft, Bert Stockstill, and Don Repo. Captain Robert John Long. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. The remarkable Captain Robert FitzRoy wikipedia.org Pioneer of weather forecasting. chime located under the engineers workstation the same engineer that was down below checking the status of the wheels. October 4, 2021. He would later identify the mystery man as Loft when looking up a picture of the deceased pilot. 17 Mar 1917. A womans face screaming up. Things swam below the surface of the swamp, things dressed in rags and tattered clothes. Birth. Robert Bud Marquis, an airboat pilot, was out frog hunting with his bud Ray Dickinsin when they beheld the crash. It's OK to think I am nuts. And the damn light It was just a burned-out lightbulb. Memorial ID. In spite of their injuries, the surviving flight attendants were recognized for helping other survivors. We will not let it happen! While history would suggest they were unable to deliver this promise, most consider the sightings to be completely genuine. Edgar Allen Poe By Portfolio Editor Roz Hamlett Unlike many ghost tales, this one - which originated . The Captain, along with one of 2 flight crew members, two of 10 flight attendants and . cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Frank Borman, a former NASA astronaut and Eastern's senior vice president of operations, was awoken at home by a phone call explaining of a probable crash. Cockpit area microphone (CAM): [Sound of click], CAM: [Sound of six beeps similar to radio altimeter increasing in rate]. With thirty-two years of seniority, he was ranked fiftieth among the airlines four thousand pilots. Al DeSa April 17, 2007, 10:46 am Back to index. The flight was under the command of Captain Robert Albin (Bob) Loft, age 55, a veteran pilot ranked 50th in seniority at Eastern Air Lines. Stockstill struggled to remove the bulb, while Flight Engineer Donald 'Don' Repo went down into the avionics bay, or 'hell hole' as it was referred to, situated below the flight deck to visually check if the gear was down. Captain Robert Falcon Scott was the first British explorer to reach the South Pole and explore Antarctica extensively by land in the early 1900s. Robert Loft, the captain of Flight 401, was killed. After graduating Dubuque Senior High School in 1936, Captain Martin enrolled at Iowa State University where he graduated with an electrical engineering degree and a pilot's license. Captain Robert is a local expert on inshore fishing, and he knows all the best spots for catching . Specters peered from the gloom into the awestruck eyes of hunters. Captain Loft died in the wreck remains of Flight 401 before he could be transported to a hospital. The pilots tried again, they cycled the landing gear, but zilch; the confirmation light was off. 1972 was drawing to a close when a routine flight from JFK, New York to Miami departed at 9:20 p.m. with 30-year veteran pilot Captain Bob Loft at the controls. The plane was cruising at 227 miles per hour when it crashed into the ground. [5]:13. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Only when they dropped their altitude shortly after did they realize the error, by which time it was too late. Fourteen survivors had various degrees of burns. The crash was followed by reports of the appearance of apparitions of Flight 401 crew members, including Captain Loft, on subsequent flights. Required fields are marked *. Robert Bain Loft was born circa 1863. Services were Nov. 30, with inurnment at Fort Logan National Cemetery. 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 in United States history. 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. Captain Loft died in the wreck remains of Flight 401 before he could be transported to a hospital. Loft, satisfied the bulb was the culprit . Captain Bob Loft was also seen on a few occasions, but never as often as Repo. Captain Hight is a 1994 graduate of Boston . Captain Robert Loft and First Officer Don Repo were among those who had perished in the crash, and the crew of other Eastern Airlines planes insisted their ghosts made appearances on-board later . [4], Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 was a regularly scheduled flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, to Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida. He finally noticed the hiccup but it was too late. Robert Loft, 55; First Officer Albert Stockstill, 39, and Second Officer Donald Repo, 51, all of Miami-Dade. An original floorboard from Flight 401 remains in the archives at History Miami in South Florida. Even the Vice President of Eastern Airlines would go on record stating a mysterious encounter before his flight. Although Eastern Airlines were tight-lipped on the sightings, it quickly became one of the aviation industrys worst-kept secrets. Laser Pointers Can Redirect Lightning - But Don't Try It at Home! He began a conversation with who he thought was the pilot on his plane in the first-class section. Stockstill: Were still at 2,000 feet, right? But the rumours of the flight haunting had already spread far and wide. There was nothing particularly memorable about the route, every pilot and flight crew in Eastern Air Lines had one time or another cut their teeth on that routine flight path. Aug 09, 2019. Investigators believe the autopilot switched modes when the captain accidentally leaned against the yoke while turning to speak to the flight engineer, who was sitting behind and to the right of him. 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. The man would ask the attendant to pass a message to a woman, whom he named, that was on board the flight. With the aircraft in mid-turn, the left wingtip cracked into piece against the surface first, it was followed by the left engine and the left landing gear. An unnamed female passenger also had a chilling experience during an Eastern Airlines flight. One reserved for the living perhaps. [5]:30[6]:99 The aircraft was fleet number 310, and the 10th TriStar delivered to the carrier. The town is just 20 miles north of Miami, and its beaches are a hit with retirees, snowbirds, and Quebecoise who j Florida is a strange place. [6]:102,108 Stockstill was killed on impact, while Captain Loft died in the wreckage of the flight deck before he could be transported to a hospital. A TV movieThe Ghost of Flight 401,aired in February 1978. The plane dropped around 500 feet, but no one among the crew realized it as their systems didnt register the drop. English On 29th December 1972, Eastern Airlines Flight 401 came crashing out of the sky and into the Florida Everglades. Try again later. He graduated in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Stockstill: We did something to the altitude. There were two different tv films made in 1978 about the crash of the L-1011 Jet Flight 401 in December 1972 where almost 100 people died. Some high-ranking employees and pilots would do so only under the cover of anonymity. This individual was sitting in a window seat with nobody else in the next seat or in front of this person. Related To Virginia Gancio, Judith Gancio. While the crew was focused on the landing gear indicator, the plane unknowingly came down at a lower altitude and abruptly crashed. This person greeted the male (in his late 40s or early 50s) who was wearing a pilot's uniform and a captain's hat that read Eastern Air Lines. Alligators coming out in hordes to feast, snakes attacking rescue workers, organisms in the swamp infecting wounds and causing irreparable damage. Captain Robert L. Martin. The short video below looks at the incident in a little more detail. If you don't like what you read you can unsubscribe at any time. You should read this article with an open mind and come to a conclusion yourself. The final conversation gave investigators enough of a clue to then piece together the timeline that led the pilots to be in the fatal position they found themselves. Captain Loft was found during the autopsy to have an undetected brain tumor in an area that controls vision. . As for the cargo, the flight was booked solid. Darrell H. Bardstown, Kentucky. Suddenly the plane plunged 250ft in 70 seconds; an altitude warning went off . Eastern Airlines Flight 401 departed New York's JFK airport at 9:20 in the evening enroute to Miami International Airport. The story was that parts of Flight 401 were salvaged after the crash investigation and . Your Name: Subject: Message: Notify me by email of all message replies. He immediately drove to Eastern's Miami offices and decided to charter a helicopter to the crash site, as the swampy terrain made rescue difficult, and Eastern Airlines had not heard any news of progress in rescue efforts. The mud of the Everglades may have blocked wounds sustained by survivors, preventing them from bleeding to death. While Eastern Airlines publicly denied some of their planes were haunted, they reportedly removed all the salvaged parts from their L-1011 fleet. She would leave her seat temporarily to find a staff member as one of their staff, a flight attendant who was sitting next to her was obviously feeling unwell. It could well be the ghosts of Captain Robert Loft or Second Officer Don Repo, keeping watch and making sure your flight arrives safely. 26.24 - MU Plus+ Podcast - The Demigods of Brahma, 26.23 - MU Plus+ Podcast - Safe and Radioactive, More on the Matter of Bob Lazar, "Containers" and Stolen Souls: A Sinister Saga of UFOs and Demons, Researchers Test Soil and Rocks from Mount Ararat for Minute Chemical Signs of Noah's Ark. Iain Russell tells his story. Jocelyne LeBlanc works full time as a writer and is also an author with two books currently published. When the individual walked across the aisle to get a better look at this man, the apparition said, Hi, Im Don. The disintegration of the aircraft that followed scattered wreckage over an area 1,600ft (500m) long and 330ft (100m) wide in a southwesterly direction. And one of the better-documented cases of the existence of something beyond death. Pieces of Flight 401s wreckage can also be found in Ed and Lorraine Warrens Occult Museum in Monroe, Connecticut. Robert Frederick Loft, 67. Loft and Repo had indeed lost their lives that December evening in 1972. The entire article and the contents within are published by, wholly-ownedandcopyright of UFO Insight. All three of them now saw Repos face in the oven door. As he was a VIP, the vice presidents was allowed on . Added in World of Warcraft: Legion. One account from a flight attendant working for Virgin Atlantic is particularly hair-raising. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. 50 seconds later the plane, once more nosedived, again, this time losing more than half its assigned altitude. TheNational Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation later discovered that the crash happened due to a burned-out light bulb. [16], While Eastern Air Lines publicly denied their planes were haunted, they reportedly removed all the salvaged parts from their L-1011 fleet. So much so, that an increased amount of movement took place. Shortly before midnight on December 29, 1972. This person greeted the male (in his late 40s or early 50s) who was wearing a pilots uniform and a captains hat that read Eastern Air Lines. 2023 Copyright Miami Haunts. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Their airboat crashing through the marshland at burning debris. It is featured in season1, episode3, of the TV show Why Planes Crash, in an episode called "Human Error" (2010). The following conversation was recovered from the flight voice recorder later: Less than 10 seconds after this exchange, the jetliner crashed: The location was west-northwest of Miami, 18.7mi (30.1km) from the end of runway 9L. Officer Repo died the next day. Archaeologists found more than a hundred mysterious giant figures in the Nazca desert, Neanderthals: the oldest art in the world wasnt made by humans, The mysterious Voynich Manuscript: What you need to know, Secrets of the Pharaohs: Archaeologists unearth stunning royal tomb in Luxor, Egypt. Related To Victoria Loft, Joan Loft, John Loft, Rebecca Loft. Under the command of Captain Robert Albin Loft, an expert navigator rated 50th in seniority at Eastern. The stories, accounts, and discussions in this article may go against currently accepted science and common beliefs. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. It is certainly a unique case. Whether or not there is a connection to the incidents that would follow, many rescue workers would report seeing and hearing strange things in the Everglades in the days and weeks that followed the crash. In the cockpit: Capt. 2 engine continuing to deliver thrust during the actual breakup of the aircraft. The Eastern Airlines flight had just impacted into the ground. Captain Loft had accumulated a total 29,700 flight hours and had logged 280 hours in the L-1011 The man was a hero that ended up saving dozens of lives. Footage of the incident appeared in the film Days of Fury (1980), directed by Fred Warshofsky and hosted by Vincent Price. One anonymous captain claimed to have seen Repo before a flight he was about to pilot. The celebrated explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) also famously took part in the race to claim the South Pole in 1911, but sadly failed in his mission and died on his return journey. 2) He first entered the service in 1776. By Isabelle Resnick In 1979, Captain Robert R. Singleton published the first edition of You'll Never Get Lost Again. Robert A.Loft - Capt. Three of the 4 cockpit crew members, two of the 10 flight attendants, and 96 of the 163 passengers were killed; there were 75 survivors. Incidentally, the witness refused to fly and left the plane right before it was due for take-off. The crash was featured in season five of the Discovery Channel Canada / National Geographic TV series Mayday, in a 2009 episode called "Fatal Distraction".[9]. [5]:4 For the next 80 seconds, the plane maintained level flight. Try again. There was a problem getting your location. This is the tragic tale of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 and the madness it left in its wake. Cleveland acquired 150 acres near the Lewis Fork in what is today known as the Purlear Community by 1778. She would insist, however, and began to describe the person she witnessed. In 1635, his occupation is listed as owner of three cranes inn in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts . The Fraser Island Humanoid Encounter Contact On The Beach! Those were the last words of Captain Robert Loft, 38 years ago tonight. Captain Loft had been with the airline for 32 years and had accumulated a total of 29,700 flight hours throughout his flying career. Of the 176 people on board, 101 lost their lives in the tragedy. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. 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-1011 (N318EA) flights. It was a pleasure to meet and fish with you and Daniel! Parts of the aircraft that had crashed operating Flight 401 were salvaged after the crash investigation and refitted into other L-1011s. One of the most enduring mysteries of The . The account of the crash and its outcome was documented inJohn G. Fullers 1976 bookThe Ghost of Flight 401. The flight is referenced as part of the Bob Welch song "The Ghost of Flight 401" on his 1979 album Three Hearts. We publish books on both Kindle and paperback. Only 75 passengers and crew survived. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Eastern Air Lines candidly dismissed that their planes were inhabited by spooks and ghosts.
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