Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)
S5 E3 April 23, 2008 0h 45m
★ 7.4
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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.
Guest Stars
Brian Young
Captain McKenzie
Paul Braunstein
First Officer Keele
Paul Stephen
Atlanta ATC
Ashleigh Rains
Flight Attendant Cathy Lemoine
Brittany Allen
Flight Attendant Sandy Purl
Paul McQuillan
Don Foster
Joe Bostick
Huntsville ATC
Christel Crawford
Sadie Hurst