Mayday Season 5 Episode 3
Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)
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.
5 - 10Phantom Strike (Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907)Jun. 11, 2008- 5 - 9Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)Jun. 04, 2008
- 5 - 8Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401)May. 28, 2008
- 5 - 7
- 5 - 6Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)May. 14, 2008
- 5 - 5Invisible Killer (Delta Air Lines Flight 191)May. 07, 2008
- 5 - 4Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481)Apr. 30, 2008
- 5 - 3Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)Apr. 23, 2008
- 5 - 2
- 5 - 1Explosive Evidence (Air India Flight 182)Apr. 09, 2008
