On December 29, 1972, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 crashes into the Florida Everglades, resulting in 101 fatalities.On December 29, 1972, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 crashes into the Florida Everglades, resulting in 101 fatalities.On December 29, 1972, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 crashes into the Florida Everglades, resulting in 101 fatalities.
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- Trivia'Bob Crane' - actor from Hogan's Heroes - was originally cast in this movie, but was murdered before filming commenced.
- GoofsWhen William Shatner narrates the introduction, he asks the question of this flight : How could 73 of the passengers survive a crash that was classified as unsurvivable ? This suggests that only 73 passengers survived, but it is known that the number is actually 75.
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Carl Tobias: On any given day, Eastern Airlines launched 1400 flights, it had flown for 7 years without a passenger fatality.
- ConnectionsFollows The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978)
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As with the other user comment, Crash follows the real life story of the first crash of a jumbo jet, Eastern Airlines flight 401. Based on the excellent book by Rob and Sara Elder, the film, however, takes liberties with the facts. Most obvious is the William Shatner character, which must have been added as a narrative device but didn't exist in real life. Further, the films conclusion as to what caused the crash is wrong - not following the book nor the NTSB findings.
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