Mayday · SEASON 5

Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)

Episode 3 · 2008-04-23

★ 7.2
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Episode 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.

45 minutes

Season 5 episodes

1. Explosive Evidence (Air India Flight 182)2008-04-09 2. Behind Closed Doors (American Airlines Flight 96 and Turkish Airlines Flight 981)2008-04-16 3. Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)2008-04-23 4. Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481)2008-04-30 5. Invisible Killer (Delta Air Lines Flight 191)2008-05-07 6. Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)2008-05-14 7. Fanning the Flames (South African Airways Flight 295)2008-05-21 8. Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401)2008-05-28 9. Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)2008-06-04 10. Phantom Strike (Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907)2008-06-11