I don’t have live access to current news feeds in this moment. Based on what I can recall, Southern Airways Flight 242 was a DC-9 that crashed on April 4, 1977, after encountering a severe thunderstorm with hail, losing thrust on both engines, and diverting to an emergency landing on a highway near New Hope, Georgia. Ninety people died on the ground or aboard; 22 passengers survived. If you’re looking for the very latest updates, I can help pull a concise briefing from reputable sources if you’d like me to search again.
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www.smithsonianmag.comSouthern Airways Flight 242 was a flight from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia, with a stop in Huntsville, Alabama. On April 4, 1977, it executed a f...
www.wikiwand.comSouthern Airways Flight 242 was a flight from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia, with a stop in Huntsville, Alabama. On April 4, 1977, it executed a forced landing on Georgia State Route 381 in New Hope, Paulding County, Georgia, United States, after suffering hail damage and losing thrust on both engines in a severe thunderstorm. At the time of the accident, the Southern Airways aircraft was flying from Huntsville-Madison County Jetport to Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport...
mayday.fandom.comSouthern Airways Flight 242 was a DC931 jet, registered N1335U, that executed a forced landing on a highway in New Hope, Paulding County, Georgia, United States after suffering hail damage and losing thrust on both engines in a severe thunderstorm on April 4, 1977. At the time of the accident, the
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