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[PlayTheOdds]

:blink: wow. All the little skeletons come out of the closet don't they?

Indeed they do. NWA certainly needs to revise their orientation program.

 

[local 12 proud]

Indeed they do. NWA certainly needs to revise their orientation program.

Perhaps you just missed that part of orientation, busy typing away on US aviation or day dreaming about baiting a hook I would guess. 😀

 

[mga707]

Eastern lost one due to pilot error.

Oooohh...."The Ghost of Flight 401"! Spooooky....

 

[HPearlyretiree]

The Arizona Republic (PHX paper) has done several similar updates over the years as well. The girl and her family lived in the area, and the flight was on a DTW-PHX trip when it crashed just after takeoff from Metro.

There was also a NBA player for the Phoenix Suns on that plane, Nick Vanos.

 

[robbedagain]

Oooohh...."The Ghost of Flight 401"! Spooooky....

Mymother remembers when "ghosts" began "working" other Eastern flts and one inparticular was I think an engine fire or something like that on approach to MEX. Both of my folks remember when Flt 401 crashed. in fact my dad was working for Delta delivering bags at the time.

 

[PlayTheOdds]

Not for nothing, but a while ago, the Free Press did a small "where are they now?" blurb on the little girl that survived...

The Arizona Republic (PHX paper) has done several similar updates over the years as well. The girl and her family lived in the area, and the flight was on a DTW-PHX trip when it crashed just after takeoff from Metro.

So what is the story with the girl?

 

[MCI transplant]

I dont recall reading any L-1011 Tristars crashing due to lockheed's fault. Delta lost one due to Windshear at DFW in Aug 1985. Eastern lost one due to pilot error.

<_< ---- No crashs! But what killed the L10, was the rear spar (wing) was cracking, and had to be beefed up! A vary expensive propostion! Most were just grounded after their time ran out! Too bad, otherwise,a vary good aircraft!

 

[robbedagain]

thaks MCI. I do recall that another issue was that Rolls Royce was on strike. I think that delayed their time didnt it?

 

[Kev3188]

So what is the story with the girl?

Going to school in Alabama, living quietly, etc.

 

[MCI transplant]

thaks MCI. I do recall that another issue was that Rolls Royce was on strike. I think that delayed their time didnt it?

<_< Not quit how it happened! It seems Rolls originally designed the RB211 with Carbon Raped first stag fan blades! Lighter, and cheaper! But they had a couple of failures, and figured out that the engine was ingesting ice, which was cracking the fan blades, causing them to fail! The fix was to go back to titanium! The cost, and delay almost bankrupted them! The British Government had to bail them out! Lockeed had dozens of finished airframes sitting at their Base in Palmdale, Calif. with no engines! Delaying delivery by quit a while! Which in turn, put quit an ecconomic strain on Lockeed! 😉

 

[robbedagain]

thaks againf rot he info there MCI! I didnt realize it went that far with the waiting for new engines!