With no way to keep flying, it attempted a landing on a stretch of highway in New Hope, Georgia. The road section used for the forced landing, formerly called Georgia State Route 92 Spur, is now called Dallas–Acworth Highway (formerly Georgia State Route 381). The DC-9 actually landed successfully, but then crashed into a gas station, grocery store, and other structures and vehicles during the rollout.
Unable to keep flying, it attempted a landing on a stretch of highway in New Hope, Georgia. The road section used for the forced landing, formerly known as Georgia State Route 92 Spur, is now called Dallas–Acworth Highway (formerly Georgia State Route 381). Despite landing successfully, the DC-9 crashed into a gas station, grocery store, and other structures and vehicles during the rollout.