Mayday

Season 5 Episode 3: Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)

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.

Genre:

Documentary, Drama, Crime

Seasons:

26

Episodes:

240

Cast:

Stephen Bogaert

Quality:

HD

Duration:

45 min

First Air:

2003

Rating:

8.2