Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 accident near Romulus, MI
On August 17, 1987, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Romulus, MI. 154 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 17, 1987
- Place
- Romulus, MI
- Aircraft
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 154 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.230°N, 83.390°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001213X31759
Official records · DCA87MA046
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
Conditions
- Local time
- 12:45 AM
- Light
- Dusk
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Wind
- 300° at 13 kt
- Visibility
- 6 mi
- Cloud ceiling
- 4,500 ft
From Wikipedia
On Sunday, August 16, 1987, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 operating as Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport at about 20:46 EDT (00:46 UTC August 17). All six crew members and 148 of the 149 passengers, as well as two people on the ground, were killed.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the accident was the flight crew's failure to set flaps and slats for takeoff. A contributing factor was a lack of power to the aircraft's central aural warning system, which prevented the takeoff warning system from providing an aural alert to the crew of the improper takeoff configuration.
Text from Wikipedia, “Northwest Airlines Flight 255”, 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.
