28-832: Bowdon may refer to: Places [ edit ] Bowdon, Georgia , a city in Carroll County Bowdon High School , in the city of Bowdon, Georgia Bowdon Railway , which formerly connected Bowdon and Bowdon Junction Bowdon Junction, Georgia , an unincorporated community in Carroll County Bowdon, North Dakota , a city in Wells County Bowdon, Greater Manchester Bowdon Cricket Club , Greater Manchester Bowdon Hockey Club , Greater Manchester Bowdon railway station , Greater Manchester Bowdon Urban District ,
56-946: A former administrative area in Cheshire Bowdon (ward) , an electoral district in Greater Manchester People [ edit ] Bob Bowdon (born before 1998), American broadcast journalist and executive Dorris Bowdon (1914-2005), American actress Franklin Welsh Bowdon (1817-1857), U.S. Representative from Alabama Tom Butler-Bowdon (born 1967), Australian motivational writer based in England W. George Bowdon Jr. (1921-2005), U.S. politician in Louisiana See also [ edit ] Bowden (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing Bowdon Topics referred to by
84-425: A minister, and a New Orleans woman planning to become a flight attendant were also on the aircraft. Flight 529 left the ramp area at Atlanta at 12:10 Eastern Daylight Time , and took off at 12:23. At 12:43:25, while climbing through 18,100 ft, the occupants of the aircraft heard a thud, which First Officer Warmerdam later described as sounding like "a baseball bat striking an aluminum trash can." One of
112-561: A result of the accident. The accident bore similarities to Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 , which had occurred four years earlier, and resulted in the deaths of all 23 people on board. The inquiries of both crashes concluded that design flaws in the aircraft's propellers were to blame. Flight 529 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport in Gulfport, Mississippi . On August 21, 1995,
140-666: A total of 1,193 flight hours (including 363 hours in the Embraer Brasilia) at the time of the accident. The sole flight attendant , Robin Fech, age 37, was hired by the airline in February 1993 and had completed her last recurrent training in January 1995. Business travelers, ranging from 18 to 69 years of age, comprised just under half of the aircraft's passengers. Six engineers, two deputy sheriffs, two air force personnel,
168-574: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bowdon, Georgia Bowdon is a city in Carroll County , Georgia , United States. As of the 2020 census , the city had a population of 2,161. The community was incorporated on January 1, 1859, and was named after Alabama congressman Franklin Welsh Bowdon . Bowdon College was established in Bowdon in 1857 but closed in 1936. Bowdon
196-408: Is the city of license for Top 40 radio station Power 105.3 WWPW . Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 On August 21, 1995, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 , an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia flying from Atlanta to Gulfport , crashed in the community of Burwell between the cities Bowdon, Georgia and Carrollton, Georgia . 9 of the 29 passengers and crew on board were killed as
224-529: The Federal Aviation Administration for "failure to require recurrent on-wing ultrasonic inspections for the affected propellers". The overcast skies and low cloud ceiling at the crash site also contributed to the severity of the crash. The Military Fraternal Organization of Pilots awarded Warmerdam its medallion for his role in the disaster after treatment for burns. In 2002, after an estimated 50 surgeries and lengthy therapy, he
252-422: The aircraft, causing it to rapidly lose altitude. The flight crew initially tried to return to Atlanta for an emergency landing, but the rapid descent resulted in them being diverted to West Georgia Regional Airport . The airplane was unable to stay in the air long enough and the pilots began searching for an open space to make an emergency landing, eventually settling on a field in Carroll County, Georgia , near
280-505: The axe out of the cockpit through the hole Warmerdam had created and struck the glass from the outside to increase the size of the hole and help Warmerdam escape. The emergency crews (including fire chief Steve Chadwick and paramedic Joan Crawford) successfully pulled Warmerdam out of the aircraft, but Captain Gannaway had suffered fatal injuries from the impact and succumbed to his wounds shortly after. Despite his injuries, Warmerdam survived
308-531: The blades of the Hamilton Standard propeller on the left engine had failed and the entire assembly had become dislodged, deforming the engine nacelle and distorting the wing's profile. Although the EMB 120, like all transport-category multi-engine airplanes, is designed to fly with one engine inoperative, the distortion of the engine resulted in excessive drag and loss of lift on the left side of
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#1732772640383336-655: The city from north to south, leading north 16 mi (26 km) to Tallapoosa and south 11 mi (18 km) to Ephesus . GA-166 runs through the city from west to east, leading east 12 mi (19 km) to Carrollton , the county seat, and west 4 mi (6.4 km) to its end at the Alabama-Georgia state line. According to the United States Census Bureau , Bowdon has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km ), all land. Bowdon has generally mild winters, with highs averaging in
364-411: The crash from severe burn injuries. None of the passengers or crew escaped uninjured; eight had minor injuries. Among the seriously injured were Warmerdam and Fech. Many of the passengers suffered survivor guilt ; some believed that they should have assisted other passengers. Surviving passenger Mary Jean Adair died of a heart attack eight weeks after the crash. She was included in a dedication to
392-406: The farming community of Burwell and the city of Carrollton. At 12:52:45, before the emergency landing could commence, the aircraft pitched over and began an uncommanded dive, striking the tops of the trees before it hit the ground nose first with a slight left bank, the force of which ripped off the weakened left wing. The aircraft skidded along the ground for some distance until it hit an incline in
420-439: The field and briefly became airborne again, then fell back to the ground while yawing uncontrollably, before finally coming to a stop. The force of the final impact split the fuselage in half around the wingbox , rupturing the fuel tanks, which proved to be fatal during the evacuation of the plane. With the exception of the captain, all of the passengers and crew aboard Flight 529 survived the initial impact. Most fatalities were
448-551: The flight attendant, with saving their lives. Tanner Medical Center treated Fech's broken wrist and other lacerations before releasing her. The Georgia State Senate passed a resolution honoring Fech. The NTSB accident report commended "the exemplary manner in which the flight attendant briefed the passengers and handled the emergency." Fech never worked as a flight attendant again after the ASA 529 disaster. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 70 Stewart-Barton bears Deputy Barton's name. It
476-425: The flight was operated using an Embraer EMB 120RT Brasilia (registration number N256AS), a twin- turboprop commuter airliner . The aircraft made its first flight in 1989 and was delivered to Atlantic Southeast Airlines on March 3 of that same year. Before the fatal flight, it had made 18,171 cycles (one cycle can be roughly defined as one flight) and accumulated a total of 17,151.3 flight hours. The aircraft
504-528: The low to mid 50s and lows around 32. Usually there are one or two days each winter when lows drop below 15. Snow is infrequent, averaging about 2" a winter. Some winters however, experience no snowfall. Ice is more common than snow. Rainfall is usually plentiful in the winter. Although severe weather is not very common, it does happen in the winter. The most recent severe weather event occurred on February 26, 2008, when an EF3 tornado hit an area about four miles north of Bowdon. The fall and spring months tend to bring
532-472: The nicest weather, with numerous sunny days. Highs in the spring average in the 70s and lows average in the 40s and 50s. There is often severe weather in the spring, with occasionally a tornado. Fall tends to be the nicest season, with plentiful sunshine and highs in the 60s and 70s. Towards the end of fall, lows can drop below 30. Summer is often very humid and hot, although the heat is relieved by afternoon thunderstorms which occur almost daily. The summer of 2007
560-538: The people killed by the crash in a memorial service at an elementary school gymnasium some years later. The probable cause of the accident was determined to be the failure of the propeller due to undiscovered metal fatigue in one blade resulting from corrosion from chlorine. Two previous failures of the same type of propeller had occurred, but those aircraft had been able to land safely. The failed propeller blade had undergone scheduled ultrasonic testing on May 19, 1994, which resulted in its rejection and removal from
588-405: The plane crash. Loudoun County Sheriff's Office Deputy Charles Barton died in a hospital from injuries sustained while allowing other passengers to exit first. In addition to Captain Gannaway, seven passengers died as a result of the crash and subsequent fire, including three who died within 30 days of the crash, bringing the official death toll to eight. A ninth victim died four months after
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#1732772640383616-512: The propeller. The blade was sent to a Hamilton Standard facility, where it was subject to refurbishing work that was incorrectly performed. The propeller blade was then installed on the propeller fitted to the aircraft on September 30, 1994. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) criticized Hamilton Standard , which had maintained the propellers, for "inadequate and ineffective corporate inspection and repair techniques, training, documentation, and communication", and both Hamilton and
644-411: The result of a postcrash fire. The fire started about one minute after impact, and an oxygen bottle behind the first officer's seat leaked, contributing to the strength of the fire. Despite a dislocated shoulder, First Officer Warmerdam used the cockpit fire axe to cut through the thick cockpit glass. Surviving passenger David McCorkell and Carroll County Sheriff Deputy Guy Pope later assisted by pulling
672-499: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bowdon . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bowdon&oldid=745545508 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
700-508: Was able to resume flying for ASA. As of 2021, Warmerdam is flying for SkyWest Airlines . The American Society of Plastic Surgeons honored his positive attitude during the long recovery with one of their "Patients of Courage: Triumph Over Adversity" awards in 2005. The area residents built a memorial to the crash at the Shiloh United Methodist Church, near Burwell. Many surviving passengers credited Robin Fech,
728-520: Was equipped with a cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and a flight data recorder (FDR). The captain of the flight was Edwin "Ed" Gannaway, age 45, and the first officer was Matthew "Matt" Warmerdam, age 28. Gannaway was a skilled pilot with 9,876 total hours of flying experience, including 7,374 flight hours in the Embraer Brasilia. Warmerdam was hired by the airline in April 1995 and had logged
756-546: Was formerly served by the Bowdon Railway , in operation from 1910 to 1963. On August 21, 1995, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 crashed between Bowdon and neighboring city Carrollton . Bowdon is located near the Georgia- Alabama state line at 33° 32′ 22″ N, 85° 15′ 21″ W (33.539444 N, -85.255833 W). The main highways through the city are Georgia State Routes 100 and 166 . GA-100 runs through
784-406: Was one of the hottest on record with several days of highs above 100. Highs in the summer are generally around 90 with lows in the 60s. On May 11, 2008 , Bowdon was hit by a series of tornadoes known as the "Mother's Day Storm" with a few reported injuries, but no deaths. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 2,161 people, 1,028 households, and 638 families residing in the city. Bowdon
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