Plane Crash

The actor and comedian was ten years old when his siblings and father were killed

An Eastern Airlines Dcjet smashed into a woods while attempting to land here early today, killing 69 of the 82 persons aboard. The plane, which was making an intermediate stop on Flight 212 from Charleston, S. C., to Chicago, cracked apart and burst into flames on impact. Some of the 13 survivors were thrown clear and escaped with minor injuries, but others were seriously burned.

Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Charlotte, North Carolina. September 11, 1974.

Removal of the following transcript does not change the fact that the crew was discussing inappropriate, non-flight related things less than 5 minutes prior to the crash. Whitewash it away, but it is certainly not original research as someone claims. --Dual Freq 14:36, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 was an Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-9-31, carrying 78 passengers and four crew, operating as a scheduled flight within the United States from Charleston, South Carolina to Chicago, Illinois, with an intermediate stop in Charlotte, North Carolina.