Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-14 accident near Romulus, MI
On December 3, 1990, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-14 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Romulus, MI. 8 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 3, 1990
- Place
- Romulus, MI
- Aircraft
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-14 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 8 fatal, 10 serious, 26 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.219°N, 83.350°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X24751
Official records · DCA91MA010
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
Conditions
- Local time
- 6:45 PM
- Light
- Daylight
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- Wind
- 110° at 11 kt
- Cloud ceiling
- 100 ft
From Wikipedia
On December 3, 1990, two Northwest Airlines jetliners collided at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Flight 1482, a scheduled Douglas DC-9-14 operating from Detroit to Pittsburgh International Airport, taxied by mistake onto an active runway in dense fog and was hit by a departing Boeing 727 operating as Flight 299 to Memphis International Airport. One member of the crew and seven passengers of the DC-9 were killed.
Text from Wikipedia, “1990 Detroit Metropolitan Airport runway collision”, 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.
