A less successful crash landing involved Southern Airways Flight 242 on April 4 , 1977 . The DC-9 lost both of its engines due to hail and heavy rain in a thunderstorm and , unable to glide to an airport , made a forced landing on a highway near New Hope , Georgia , United States . The plane made a hard landing and was still carrying a large amount of fuel , so it burst into flames , killing the majority of the passengers and several people on the ground
Southern Airways Flight 242
Southern Airways Flight 242
Emergency landing