Mayday Season 5 Episode 3 Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242) 2008
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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.
- Released: 2008-04-23
- Runtime: 46 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, Drama, Crime
- Stars: Stephen Bogaert, Jonathan Aris
- Director:
