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Stephen Colbert's Father (James Colbert) and two of his Brother's (Paul and Peter) were on the Eastern Airlines Flight 212 when it crashed in North Carolina on September 11, 1974.

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Stephen Colbert's Father (James Colbert) and two of his Brother's (Paul and Peter) were on the Eastern Airlines Flight 212 when it crashed in North Carolina on September 11, 1974.

Stephen Colbert Opens Up About the Deaths of His Dad, Brothers in 1974 Plane Crash - Us Weekly
The actor and comedian was ten years old when his siblings and father were killed
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/stephen-colbert-opens-up-about-the-deaths-of-his-dad-brothers-in-1974-plane-crash-2012210
69 Killed on Eastern Jet In a Crash Near Charlotte - The New York Times
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.
http://www.nytimes.com/1974/09/12/archives/69-killed-on-eastern-jet-in-a-crash-near-charlotte-visibility.html
Aircraft Accident Report
Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Charlotte, North Carolina. September 11, 1974.
http://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR75-09.pdf
Talk:Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 - Wikiwand
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)
http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Talk:Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_212
Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 - Wikipedia
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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_212

Eastern Air Lines Flight 212
Accident
Wreckage of N8984E at the crash site
Date	September 11, 1974 7:34 am EDT
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain
Site	Near Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. 35°09′14″N 80°55′34″W / 35.15389°N 80.92611°W / 35.15389; -80.92611
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Douglas DC-9-31
Operator	Eastern Air Lines
IATA flight No.	EA212
ICAO flight No.	EAL212
Call sign	EASTERN 212
Registration	N8984E^[1]
Flight origin	Charleston Municipal Airport, Charleston, South Carolina
Stopover	Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina
Destination	Chicago O'Hare, Chicago, Illinois
Occupants	82
Passengers	78
Crew	4
Fatalities	72
Injuries	9
Survivors	10

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Stephen Colbert Opens Up About the Deaths of His Dad, Brothers in 1974 Plane Crash - Us Weekly
The actor and comedian was ten years old when his siblings and father were killed
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/stephen-colbert-opens-up-about-the-deaths-of-his-dad-brothers-in-1974-plane-crash-2012210
69 Killed on Eastern Jet In a Crash Near Charlotte - The New York Times
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.
http://www.nytimes.com/1974/09/12/archives/69-killed-on-eastern-jet-in-a-crash-near-charlotte-visibility.html
Aircraft Accident Report
Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Charlotte, North Carolina. September 11, 1974.
http://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR75-09.pdf
Talk:Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 - Wikiwand
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)
http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Talk:Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_212
Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 - Wikipedia
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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_212

Eastern Air Lines Flight 212
Accident
Wreckage of N8984E at the crash site
Date	September 11, 1974 7:34 am EDT
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain
Site	Near Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. 35°09′14″N 80°55′34″W / 35.15389°N 80.92611°W / 35.15389; -80.92611
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Douglas DC-9-31
Operator	Eastern Air Lines
IATA flight No.	EA212
ICAO flight No.	EAL212
Call sign	EASTERN 212
Registration	N8984E^[1]
Flight origin	Charleston Municipal Airport, Charleston, South Carolina
Stopover	Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina
Destination	Chicago O'Hare, Chicago, Illinois
Occupants	82
Passengers	78
Crew	4
Fatalities	72
Injuries	9
Survivors	10

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Plane Crash

Stephen Colbert's Father (James Colbert) and two of his Brother's (Paul and Peter) were on the Eastern Airlines Flight 212 when it crashed in North Carolina on September 11, 1974.

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