Mayday
S5E3 —
Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)
Air Date: 2008-04-23
Runtime: 45 minutes
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.
Main Cast
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Stephen Bogaert (Self - Narrator (voice))
Guest Stars
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Brian Young (Captain McKenzie)
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Paul Braunstein (First Officer Keele)
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Paul Stephen (Atlanta ATC)
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Ashleigh Rains (Flight Attendant Cathy Lemoine)
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Brittany Allen (Flight Attendant Sandy Purl)
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Paul McQuillan (Don Foster)
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Joe Bostick (Huntsville ATC)
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Christel Crawford (Sadie Hurst)
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Hume Baugh (Investigator Al Weaver)
Crew
- Ian Robertson — Director
- Christopher Blow — Writer
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