The wreckage of a Southern Airways DC-9 sits in the front yard of a home facing the road that the plane attempted an emergency landing on in New Hope, Ga., April 5, 1977. The pilot's attempt to ...

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One incident Erwin has become an expert on is the events that led to the crash of Southern Airways Flight 242 on April 4, 1977, in New Hope, Georgia.

Southern Airways Flight 242 crashed into the Paulding County area known as New Hope. In all, 72 people died in one of Georgia's worst plane crashes.

The "ill-fated DC-9," Southern Airways Flight 242, originated in Muscle Shoals and took off from Huntsville at 2:53 p.m., bound for Atlanta. Trapped in a vicious storm, both engines lost power.

Southern Airways Flight 242 crashed in New Hope, Georgia on April 4, 1977. It had left Huntsville, AL and was headed to Atlanta, GA. Eighty-five people were on board the plane; 63 died and 22 ...

Southern Airways Flight 242 crashed into the Paulding County area known as New Hope. In all, 72 people died in one of Georgia's worst plane crashes.

One incident Erwin has become an expert on is the events that led to the crash of Southern Airways Flight 242 on April 4, 1977, in New Hope, Georgia.

One incident Erwin has become an expert on is the events that led to the crash of Southern Airways Flight 242 on April 4, 1977, in New Hope, Georgia.

One incident Erwin has become an expert on is the events that led to the crash of Southern Airways Flight 242 on April 4, 1977, in New Hope, Georgia.