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Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, attempts to divert to West Georgia Regional Airport after the left engine fails, but the aircraft crashes in Carroll County near Carrollton, Georgia, killing nine of the 29 people on board.
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Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529
1995 aircraft accident in the United States
On August 21, 1995, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia flying from Atlanta, Georgia, to Gulfport, Mississippi, crashed in the community of Burwell between the cities of Bowdon, Georgia, and Carrollton, Georgia. Out of the 29 people on board, 9…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
Commuter airliner by Embraer
The Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia is a twin-turboprop 30-passenger commuter airliner designed and manufactured by the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
West Georgia Regional Airport
Public-use airport in Carroll County, Georgia, United States
West Georgia Regional Airport, also known as O. V. Gray Field, is a public use airport located five nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Carrollton, in Carroll County, Georgia, United States. It is owned by the West Georgia Airport Authority.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Carroll County, Georgia
County in Georgia, United States
Carroll County is a county in the West Central region of the State of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, its population was 119,148. Its county seat is the city of Carrollton. Carroll County is included in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell metropolitan statistical area and is also…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Carrollton, Georgia
City in Georgia, United States
Carrollton is a city in and the county seat of Carroll County, Georgia, United States. It is within western Georgia, about 45 miles (72 km) west of Atlanta near the Alabama state line, and is included in the Atlanta metropolitan area. It is the home of the University of West…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
August 21
Day of the year
August 21 is the 233rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 132 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)