Douglas DC-9 N1335U
4 April 1977 · New Hope, Georgia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 April 1977 at about 16:19 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N1335U, operated by Southern Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near New Hope, Georgia, United States. 85 people were on board and 62 died, 22 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:19
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Hope, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N1335U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Southern Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Muscle Shoals, al → Atlanta, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0010
People
62 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 62 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INGESTION OF MASSIVE AMTS OF WATER & HAIL, THRUSTLEVER MVT INDUCED STALL.PLT RELIED ON WX RADAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 1977 | Douglas DC-9 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Hughes Airwest | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1977 | Douglas DC-9 | New York, New York, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1976 | Douglas DC-9 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1976 | Douglas DC-9 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1976 | Douglas DC-9 | Buffalo, New York, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1976 | Douglas DC-9 | Appleton, Ohio, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |