0 7 , ▁over ▁Car mel , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁Const ell ation ▁crash ed ▁on ▁H unt ▁Mountain ▁in ▁North ▁S alem , ▁New ▁York , ▁killing ▁four ▁of ▁ 5 3 ▁on ▁board ▁while ▁the ▁ 7 0 7 ▁land ed ▁safely ▁with ▁no ▁cas ual ties . ▁▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 2 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 4 0 1 ▁( a ▁brand ▁new ▁Lock he ed ▁L - 1 0 1 1 ) ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁land ▁in ▁Miami , ▁when ▁the ▁flight ▁crew ▁became ▁dist ract ed ▁by ▁a ▁non - function ing ▁g ear ▁light . ▁The ▁flight ▁crash ed ▁in ▁the ▁Ever gl ades , ▁killing ▁ 1 0 1 ▁of ▁ 1 7 6 ▁on ▁board . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁crash ▁of ▁a ▁wide body ▁jet ▁aircraft . ▁▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 4 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 2 1 2 , ▁a ▁Douglas ▁DC - 9 - 3 1 ▁carrying ▁ 7 8 ▁passengers ▁and ▁four ▁crew , ▁crash ed ▁while ▁conduct ing ▁an ▁instrument ▁approach ▁in ▁dense ▁ground ▁fog ▁at ▁Douglas ▁Municipal ▁Airport . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁crash ed ▁just ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁run way , ▁killing ▁ 7 2 ; ▁three ▁surv iv ors ▁subsequently ▁died ▁from ▁their ▁inj uries . ▁Kil led ▁on ▁this ▁flight ▁were ▁James , ▁Peter , ▁and ▁Paul ▁Col bert , ▁the ▁father ▁and ▁older ▁brothers ▁( res pect ively ) ▁of ▁com ed ian ▁Stephen ▁Col bert