This is for Michiganders.

[MrsK2002]

I am originally from Michigan.So as I was reading the Orlando Sentinel this morning in a section called Today in History,it brought up a something that happened back in 1987.
Today,back in August 16,1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 took off from Detroit Metro airport and crashed moments after takeoff,killing everyone on board,except for a 4 year old little girl.
Does anyone remember this horrible accident?

 

[servantofone]

I am originally from Michigan.So as I was reading the Orlando Sentinel this morning in a section called Today in History,it brought up a something that happened back in 1987.
Today,back in August 16,1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 took off from Detroit Metro airport and crashed moments after takeoff,killing everyone on board,except for a 4 year old little girl.
Does anyone remember this horrible accident?

Northwest Airlines Flight 255 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Very sad, but it is amazing that the 4 year old girl survived.

 

[MrsK2002]

Yes,very sad.There is a video on You Tube,a five part video series that goes through the account of the accident and what NTSB investigators found.Very interesting.It was pilot and co-pilot error.They didn't go through the taxi checkoff and wanted to leave before thunderstorms hit and so they didn't put the flaps up,and the rest is unfortunate.