The Worst Aircraft Disaster In Georgia History-Paulding Co
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N 33° 57.467 W 084° 47.433
16S E 704157 N 3759674
Located on Acworth Dallas Highway across from New Hope Baptist Church in New Hope Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMG87E
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2013
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Text of Side One:
New Hope Georgia
April 4, 1977
The Worst Aircraft Disaster in Georgia History
On April 4, 1977 a DC-9 Southern Airways Flight 247 flying from Huntsville, Al. to Atlanta encountered a dangerous thunderstorm over Rome, GA. The hail and rain the aircraft endured was so severe that both engines flamed out and the aircraft quickly lost altitude. The flight crew desperately attempted to land the DC-9 on GA 92 Spur, now known as GA 381 which runs through the community of New Hope.
The result was the worst aircraft disaster in GA history claiming 72 lives including 9 local residents on New Hope. Miraculously 22 passengers survived.
New Hope Fatalities
Kathy Griffin Carter and son Jeffery Richard Carter
Faye Robinson Griffin and son Larry Allen Griffin
Edna Griffin Gamel, son John T. Gamel and daughter Coutney A. Gamel
Betty Mae Bell Cranton
Ernest L. Prewett
New Hope Memorial Flight 247, Inc. 2011
Side two Lists the names of the lost souls and the survivors.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: none
Date: 2011
Sponsor: New Hope Memorial Flight 242, Inc.
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