Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)

Mayday S05E03 — Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)

Apr 23, 2008 45m ⭐ 7.4 Season 5

Overview

On 4 April 1977, Southern Airways Flight 242, a flight from Huntsville, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia, flies through a severe thunderstorm and is hit by large hailstones. Both engines of the DC-9-31 fail, and the aircraft makes an emergency landing on a highway in New Hope, Paulding County, Georgia. However, it collides with a gas station and explodes, killing 62 people on board and eight on the ground. Two more die later of injuries sustained during the crash.

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