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Glider Over Georgia: When Both Engines Failed Midflight
Glider Over Georgia: When Both Engines Failed Midflight
Danger and disbelief: at 15:17 on April 4, 1977, a DC-9 with 85 people aboard became a powerless glider after both engines failed from extreme water and hail - the first documented simultaneous dual-engine loss in commercial aviation history. How did routine decisions and a radar gap turn a familiar regional hop into Georgia’s worst aviation disaster, and who survived against the odds?
In this episode, we tell what happened in the 47 minutes between takeoff and impact, how the crew’s expectations clashed with a reorganized squall line…
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