Northwest Airlines Flight 255 - Romulus, MI
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N 42° 14.506 W 083° 19.636
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The crash site of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 at Detroit Metropolitian Airport.
Waymark Code: WMRCW
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2006
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On August 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines flight 255 was en-route to Phoenix, AZ from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Romulus, Michigan with 149 passengers and 6 crew. Just minutes after take-off, the plane crashed on a hilltop near I-94 and Middlebelt Road. Of the persons on board, 148 passengers and 6 crewmembers were killed; 1 passenger, a 4-year-old child, survived. On the ground, two persons were killed and one person was injured seriously. Today, a memorial containing the names of the 156 people who lost their lives stands on that hilltop.
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Date of Crash: 08/16/1987
Aircraft Model: MCDonnell Douglas DC-9-82
Military or Civilian: Civilian
Tail Number: N312RC
Cause of Crash:
The crews failure to properly set the aircraft's wing flaps.
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