In early 1969 , Borman became a special advisor to Eastern Air Lines . In December 1970 he was made Senior Vice President-Operations Group at the company , and moved to Miami . On the evening of December 29 , 1972 , Borman received a phone call informing him that Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 had disappeared off the radar near Florida 's Everglades . He took a helicopter to the crash site , which was able to land in the darkness away . Borman waded waist-deep through the murky swamp , helping rescue crash victims and load survivors into rescue helicopters
Eastern Air Lines Flight 401
Eastern Air Lines Flight 401
Frank Borman