New Hope, GA and Flight 242 Tragedy

[CardsFan]

I was in High School when this happened we lived just off of 41 HWY in Acworth,, I remember ambulances, fire and police from down town Atlanta, Marietta, almost every town within 70 miles or so responding,, one of the worst storms we had in a long time,, if I remember right one of the planes wings flattened a car with people inside and leveled the local gas station,, It was a very sad day for the area,

Great memory man! I remember reading about the sequence of events several years ago about the tragedy, and they did mention the gas station and a few cars full of people we're taken out.

Every time I sit at the traffic light at Bobo and 381 I think about what it must have been like to have that DC9 come down for an emergency landing. We take so much for granted.

 

[D_Max]

IM thinking a flight attendant lived was the only survivor

 

[D_Max]

http://www3.gendisasters.com/georgi...ern-airways-jetliner-crash,-apr-1977?page=0,2

here is a good link

 

[CardsFan]

IM thinking a flight attendant lived was the only survivor

Both the attendants survived. After reading more articles about this tragedy, the plane didn't just spin (which I originally thought) after hitting trees and embankments, it actually somersaulted several times. It's a wonder anyone made it out of that plane alive.

 

[Mountain Hunter]

I remember this very well. I was stationed at NAS Atlanta in Marietta,Ga in Attack Squadron VA205 when this crash happened. In fact the co-pilot who as I recall landed the plane was a reserve pilot in my squadron named Lt. Lyman keele. Lt. Keele was experienced in landing planes on carriers. In fact I worked the flight deck on the USS Lexington when he was qualifying his landing skills. He died in this crash. He was a great person and a pleasure to work with. This was indeed a real tragedy.

 

[D_Max]

you dug this one up from a while back, it was a sad day FOR SURE

 

[mikey357]

I worked with one of the last Controllers to talk to the Pilots before they went down--As you can imagine, it had a profound effect on him--mikey357