Also, as in the case of southern 242s dc9, the heavy tail section empennage with engines mounted, has snapped free of the main fuselage and traveled forward, only stopped by the right wing. Due to massive water and hail ingestion combined with power lever movements caused a dual flameout. Southern airways flight 242 4785 state rte 381, dallas, ga. Southern airways flight 242 victims, passengers, and crew. Microsoft flight simulator x steam edition used with permission via.
Southern airways flight 242 was a dc931 jet, registered n35u, that executed a forced landing on a highway in new hope, paulding county, georgia. Southern airlines flight 242 this to me as a pilot stresses the fact that we need to have a very healthy respect for the weather we operate in. Southern airways flight 242 was a dc931 jet, registered n35u, that executed a forced landing on a highway in new hope, paulding. Hartsfield atlanta international airport southern airways flight 242 was a dc931 jet, registered n35u, that executed a forced landing on a highway in new hope, paulding county, georgia, united states after suffering hail damage and losing power on both engines in a severe thunderstorm on april 4, 1977. On 4th april 1977, southern airways flight 242, a dc9 aircraft, was flying from alabama to atlanta via huntsville, when the flight entered severe thunderstorm, losing both engines in the process. Gta 5 southern airways flight 242 southern storm youtube. Whnt covers the crash of southern airways 242 in 1977 youtube. This is a page for my southern airways flight 242 book project that has been 41 years in the making. Southern airways flight 242 was a dc931 jet, registered n35u, 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 1. Southern airways flight 242 display dallas, ga patch. At the time of the accident, the southern airways aircraft was flying from.
Southern airways flight 242 was a dc931 jet, registered n35u, 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. Southern airways express c208 baltimore to morgantown, wv. Southern airways flight 242 crash animation reupload youtube. Southern airways flight 242 and 1 related entities. Dc931 en route from huntsville, al to atlanta, ga suffered dual engine failure and hail damage including a broken windshield after penetrating severe thunderstorm. Southern airways flight 242 atc recording april 4, 1977 duration. The hail and rain the aircraft endured was so severe that both engines flamed out and the aircraft quickly lost altitude. Southern airways flt 242 wreckchasing message board.
Southern airways flight 242 crash animation reupload. This graphic details a partial list of passengers and where they were seated aboard southern airways flight 242. Air crash investigation southern airways flight 242 delta. Southern airways, flight 242 new hope, georgia plane.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Southern airways flight 242 was a dc931 jet, registered n35u, 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 southern airways aircraft was flying from huntsville, alabama to atlanta, georgia. It is called southern storm the crash of southern airways 242 it is on youtube. Two fatal accidents see southern airways flight 932 november 14, 1970, and southern airways flight 242 april 4, 1977 blighted the airlines otherwise excellent safety record. Highway to disaster southern airways flight 242 youtube. Xplane 10 southern storm southern airlines 242 duration. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. The captain attempted an emergency landing on a highway and crash landed, killing 63 out of the 85 people on board. Southern airways, flight 242 mcdonnell douglas dc931 n35u mcdonnell douglas dc931 the aircraft sustained a broken windshield and loss of power to both engines after penetrating a thunderstorm and encountering hail. Flight 242 memorial service set for saturday in dallas.
All flights are operating as scheduled, unless you are notified otherwise. At the time of the accident, the southern airways aircraft was flying from huntsville, alabama to atlanta, georgia. Apparently the captain never took over control from the first officer who was the pilot flying and insisted on landing at a field. Southern airways flight 242 crash animation youtube. However, it collides with a gas station and explodes, killing 62 people on board and eight on. The voyage by audionautix youtube creator studio music i also do not take creditown the photos featured in this video. Download free gforce meter below to check on the severity of air turbulence. Southern airways flight 242 mayday tv show wiki fandom. Dallashiram, ga southern airways flight 242 display. Live southern airways express flight status flightaware. The author is to be commended for her skill in weaving together all the events before, during, and after the crash of southern airways flight 242 while maintaining the respect and dignity of survivors, victims, and their families. Cruel skies cruel skies brings viewers to revisit four pivotal aviation disasters and see how to get planes diverted in the most dangerous weather southern airways flight 242 delta air. Iirc correctly it has also suggested the crew displayed poor crew resource management. It is incomplete because, at the time of the crash during the 1970s, passengers.
Survivor remembers deadliest aviation disaster in tenerife duration. Come join us for our annual 40th anniversary memorial service for southern flight 242. Remember that day, very, very well, and the rain, always, have wondered, if anyone, living in southeast huntsville saw the flight leaving town. Survivors of the southern airways flight 242 crash that killed 72 people 20 years ago returned saturday to this hamlet to thank the townsfolk who rescued them from the planes fiery remains.
Southern airways express flight status with flight tracker and live maps view all flights or track any southern airways express flight. Southern airways flight 242 was a dc9 flying from huntsville, al to atlanta, ga with 85 souls onboard on april 4, 1977 when they encountered severe thunderstorm activity near rome, ga. Media in category southern airways flight 242 accident the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Southern airways flight 242 was a dc931 jet, registered n35u, 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 1 at the time of the accident, the southern airways aircraft was flying from northwest alabama regional airport to atlanta. Transom story workshop graduate will coley looks back at the 1977 plane crash that killed his father and sixtythree others. From lastminute flights to flights planned ahead, southern airways has a huge inventory of cheap flights to help you save even more. Crash site crash site of southern flight 242, april 4, 1977. The tragedy of flight 242 audiobook by samme chittum. By the late 1970s, southern airways began to experience difficulties. Flight 242 saved a lot of lives, including mine, and i am grateful. On april 4, 1977, a dc9 southern airways flight 242 flying from huntsville, al to atlanta encountered a dangerous thunderstorm over rome, ga. The service will be held at new hope first baptist church, 31 bobo road, dallas, ga 302 at 11.
National transportation safety board washington, d. Investigators stand amidst the ruins of southern flight 242, which crashed in the yard of sadie burkhalter hurst, who helped transport survivors to the hospital. Southern 242s empennage was stopped from hitting a house by a large tree. Southern airways flight 242 flygc air crash investigation. The plane crash landed on a highway and exploded in flames.
Southern airways flight 242 southern airways flight 242 was a dc931 jet, registered n35u, 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. The flight crew desperately attempted to land the dc. Southern airways flight 242 was a dc931 jet, that executed a forced landing on a highway in new hope, georgia after suffering hail damage and losing thrust on both engines while flying from northwest alabama regional airport near muscle shoals and to what is today known as hartsfieldjackson atlanta international airport. It also illustrates that age old truism about it never beings a single event that leads to accident, but a chain of events. And the fact that you worked on this project 35 years later seems right to me. Whnt news 19s hourlong newscast on the evening of april 5, 1977 to report the details of the deadly crash of southern airways flight 242. Samme chittum based on the popular television series that uncovers the truth behind the most devastating air disasters. Southern airways flight 242 crash site in new hope, ga. Fire chief john clayton clifford davids is raising funds for the 242 memorial project by doing a. Please understand that this is one of my old videos. Dc931 n35u enroute from huntsville, al to atlanta, ga suffered dual engine failure and hail damage.
Southern airways express is a mississippibased airline, offering scheduled regional air service to over twenty cities in the gulf and midatlantic regions. 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. Southern airways flight 242 was a dc931 jet, registered n35u, 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. Southern airways flight 242, a dc9 was a flight between muscle shoals, alabama and atlanta, georgia with a stopover in huntsville, alabama on april 4, 1977 with 85 passengers and crew on board. Southern airways flight 242 was a dc931 jet, registered n35u, that executed a forced landing on a highway in new hope, paulding county, georgia, united states after suffering hail damage and. Southern operates a fleet of two dozen aircraft, including the cessna caravan and grand caravan, as well as the piper chieftain.
Southern airways flight 242 passenger seating chart. What happened when a southern airways flight 242 crashed in sadie burkhalters front yard her home became a makeshift hospital when she looked out her front door to a fiery inferno. What happened when a southern airways flight 242 crashed. Both engines of the dc931 fail, and the aircraft makes an emergency landing on a highway in new hope, paulding county, georgia.
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