The 1977 loss of Southern Airways Flight 242 , a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-9-31 , while penetrating a thunderstorm cell over Georgia was attributed to compressor stalls brought on by ingestion of large quantities of water and hail which blocked bleed air removal from both of its Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 turbofan engines . The stalls were so severe as to cause the destruction of the engines , leaving the flight crew with no choice , but to make an emergency landing on a public road , killing 62 passengers and another eight people on the ground
Southern Airways Flight 242
Southern Airways Flight 242
Compressor stall