The Ghost of Flight 401

The Ghost of Flight 401

Movie |

Disaster | Airplane Crash

  • Duration: 1h 40min
  • Music: David Raksin
  • Award(s): Primetime Emmy 1978 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Paper Man, Quicksand
  • Story:
    An aircraft crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 103 passengers. After the wreckage is removed, salvageable parts from the plane are used to repair other aircraft. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe to be the ghost of the wrecked airplane's flight engineer.
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STORY

Story
An aircraft crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 103 passengers. After the wreckage is removed, salvageable parts from the plane are used to repair other aircraft. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe to be the ghost of the wrecked airplane's flight engineer.

AWARDS

Nominations
Primetime Emmy Award

Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Special | 1978 | Howard

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

The L1011 used by APA International Air in the Dominican Republic had some of the parts recovered from the Eastern plane. Reports of sightings of the captains Ghost were submitted by various personnel on the plane in various occasions.

This story is based in real reports of ghost sightings on several planes that had salvaged Flight 401 equipment on them.

Not all the exterior/in flight shots are of an L-1011. Some of the shots used are actually darkened shots of Boeing 727s in flight. The difference is that on a 727, the rear tail assembly features wings above the fuselage and all 3 engines are located in proximity. On an L-1011, the two main engines are on the front wings and the tail engine is above the rear cabin but the rear wings are level with the front wings.

Based on a book that claimed to have been a true story. However, it has since emerged that almost no equipment from Flight 401 was salvaged for use in other planes, and no airline personnel ever admitted to having seen the ghost. (In the book, it's claimed that all personnel "spoke under the condition of anonymity" making their stories impossible to verify one way or the other.) Even retired personnel, who have nothing to lose, say there were no sightings. At one point the airline considering suing the publisher, but decided against it as it would create too much publicity. It is now felt that the story is almost completely fabricated and no ghost was ever seen.

Kim Basinger's debut with scene actions.

Popular Dialogues

"Dom Cimoli: [Bill Bowdish comes to the galley to see for himself if Dom's ghost is there] Watch out for fire on this airplane, Bill."

"Dom Cimoli: There will never be another crash of an L-1011."