Casa C-212-CC accident near Romulus, MI
On March 4, 1987, a Casa C-212-CC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Romulus, MI. 9 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 4, 1987
- Place
- Romulus, MI
- Aircraft
- Casa C-212-CC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 9 fatal, 7 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.219°N, 83.350°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001213X30414
Official records · DCA87MA022
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
Conditions
- Local time
- 7:34 PM
- Light
- Daylight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Wind
- 140° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 20 mi
From Wikipedia
Northwest Airlink Flight 2268 was a commuter flight between Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan, just outside Detroit. The flight was operated by Fischer Brothers Aviation, doing business as Northwest Airlink, and was operated by a CASA C-212 aircraft. On March 4, 1987, the plane crashed while attempting to land. Nine of the 19 passengers and crew on board were killed in the crash.
Text from Wikipedia, “Northwest Airlink Flight 2268”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
