Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 was a Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar jet that crashed into the Florida Everglades at 11:42 pm December 29, 1972, causing 101 fatalities. . A special broadcast From The Eastern Files will be on-the-air today, December 29th at 3:00 pm ET Call-ins welcomed at 213-816-1611; Go to www.blogtalkradio.com/capteddie to listen.