Mayday Season 5 Episode 3
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.
Release Date : 2008-04-23
Genre : Documentary, Drama, Crime
Duration : 45 menit
Rating : ⭐ 7.2/10 (6 votes)
Actors : Stephen Bogaert
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Other Episodes (Season 5)
1. Explosive Evidence (Air India Flight 182)
2. Behind Closed Doors (American Airlines Flight 96 and Turkish Airlines Flight 981)
3. Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)
4. Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481)
5. Invisible Killer (Delta Air Lines Flight 191)
6. Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)
7. Fanning the Flames (South African Airways Flight 295)
8. Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401)
9. Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)
10. Phantom Strike (Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907)
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