The aircraft crashed in the Detroit suburb of Romulus, killing all 154 people aboard except for a 4-year-old girl. DETROIT Its one of the worst aviation disasters in U.S. history. in favorable terms. Flight 255 made its takeoff roll on Runway 3C at approximately 8 . We just wanted to connect with other people who were dealing with the same type of situation, Zanger said. Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashed shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on August 16, 1987, at about 8:46 p.m. EDT (00:46 UTC August 17), killing all six crew members and 148 of its 149 passengers. Investigators believedhuman error most likely caused the crash. All rights reserved. Twenty years ago today, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 from Detroit to Phoenix crashed moments after taking off. He enjoys suffering through Lions games on Sundays in the fall. Detroit tower (to Northwest Airlines Flight 255). A few miles from where we stood, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 from Detroit to Santa Ana, Calif. via Phoenix had crashed seconds after takeoff from Metro Airport. Flight attendant Michael L. Kahle, 34, LeSueur, Minn. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. May 25, 1979, was one of the worst days in American aviation history. She then locked arms with two other women brought together by the tragedy and gazed at the 156 names engraved on the memorial as the sun beamed on them. [18] Flight attendant Roberta E. Rademacher, 35, Eagan, Minn. The law provides protection and benefits to families and survivors of aviation disasters including prompt notification, family support services, briefing for families about investigations before press notification, a memorial service and bans unsolicited communication from attorneys for 45 days after a crash. . That doesnt mean something positive cant come out of it.. He called his grandmother in Mission Viejo to notify her of the change. As we stood in the living room of his new place on Arsenal Road, we heard a sirenoutside the kind youd hear if a tornado warning were issued. Memorials, Safari Submissions. In total, 154 people on their way to Phoenix died that day in Detroit on August 16, 1987. That flight was delayed, so Rhett switched to Northwest Flight 255. [25], In Busy Philipps' 2018 memoir This Will Only Hurt a Little, Philipps mentioned that her friend Megan Briggs died the summer going into 5th grade on this plane crash. The family--parents Reid and Jean Bushong and three sons--had been in Ohio for a big family reunion. Northwest on Monday released the names of the crew on Flight 255 and the names of three off-duty employes who were killed aboard the plane. Two people on the ground also died. ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? We can cry about it.. First Officer Dodds called rotate at 8:45 and a second later, the stall warning stick shaker activated and continued operating until the recording ended. [1]:6, The flight crew began August 16, 1987, by operating the incident aircraft as Northwest Flight 750 from MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport, flying to MBS International Airport in Saginaw, Michigan. Unfortunately, we'll never know. The fuselage explodedinto thousands of pieces. Right to zero six zero cleared to go northwest two fifty five. The victims of the crash included NBA player Nick Vanos, seven people from Orange County, California and a four-month old baby from Arizona. Flight attendant Michael L Kahle, 34, LeSueur, Minnesota. Ernest John Mathews, 38, Sterling Heights, Mich. Eric Mazade, 30, Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. Suzanne Morris, 35, Federal Way, Wash., off-duty Northwest flight attendant. On Aug. 16, 1987, Geiger, 36, his wife, Valerie, and daughters Lauren and Lisa of Gilbert, were among 154 people on Northwest Flight 255 killed when the plane crashed in Romulus, Mich.,. Other than one training report during his probationary period, all of the airline's captains with whom Dodds had flown graded him as average or above average. On Sunday, Rhett Bushongs grandmother drove him to the airport here, where he checked in for his flight to Orange County on Continental Airlines. At about 6:53 PM, on Sunday, August 16th, 1987, Flight 255 departed Saginaw and, at 7:42 PM, arrived at its terminal gate at the Detroit-Metro Airport. I have not visited the memorial. He was really a nice young man and always in a good mood, Murdy said of her younger son. As the sun set, about 200 people listened as. She had just spent two weeks at her fathers home in Toledo, Ohio, and was en route to her home in Santa Ana, Calif. All they found was her wallet--badly burnt--with her school ID and Social Security card, said Donnie Ratliff. However, the recording also revealed that the flight crew had trouble engaging the autothrottle system at first, but did engage the system moments later. Another monument to the victims (many of whom were from the Phoenix area) stands next to Phoenix City Hall. Romulus firefighter Ron Thiede found the 4-year-old girl alive, still buckled in a booster seat strapped to her airlinechair. Northwest Airlines Flight 255 memorial (Bing Maps). DETROIT, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Many remember the tragic crash of Northwest Airlines flight 255 off of I-94. Welcome to 16 August 1987, nine days before I was born.It's nearly 8:30 p.m., and it's not a good time to be an airplane.If you tune into Detroit's CBS affiliate right now (VHF Channel 4, if you're a time traveler), you'll catch Murder, She Wrote right at my favorite part: the investigative hijinks. Their statements on whether or not the flaps and slats were extended varied, but most responded that they were extended, although they could not tell how far. The reason for the absence of electrical power could not be determined. The report says another contributing factor to the crash was an unexplained power outage to the jets takeoff warning system, which failed to alert the flight crew the plane was not ready to fly. The plane had basically backed up entirely onto the bridge, and I stayed there and took it in for a while. At 20:44:04, Flight 255 was cleared for takeoff. In total, 156 people lost their lives. The high school reunion was Saturday. . This page was last edited on 28 December 2022, at 04:29. Seven were from Orange County, California, and the remainder were from Arizona, Michigan or other states. Captain Maus asked his first officer to verify that they could use runway 3C for takeoff. Family and friends of the victims and others from across the Metro Detroit area (including local media) attended, and a local priest read each victim's name aloud. He was called easy to work with, good in all respects, and very personable. His ability and performance were described in favorable terms. On August 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines flight 255 was ready for takeoff. Maus had logged 20,859 flight hours during his career, including 1,359 hours on the MD-82. The flight was headed to California when it left the gate in. They said proceeds from the song will go to the salvation army, who has supported the victims' families for decades during the annual day of remembrance. On August 16, 1987 a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, operating as Northwest Airlines Flight 255, crashed shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, about 8:46 pm EDT , resulting in the deaths of all six crew members and 148 of the 149 passengers, along with two people on the ground. Many will do so again on Aug. 16, 2017 at 8:46 p.m., the time of the accident. Tulare sheriff said a drug cartel, then backtracks. including Northwest Airlines flight 255 at Detroit, Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, Continental Airlines flight 1713 in Denver, United Airlines flight 811 over the Pacific Ocean, United Airlines . Rick, who now leads theMichigan Public Radio Networkin Lansing,saw the wreckage from a bridge. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Northwest Airlines Flight 1466 (to Detroit tower). . The victims of the crash included NBA player Nick Vanos, seven people from Orange County, California and a four-month old baby from Arizona. The crew also received a brief weather report. Interviews with first officers and other captains who had flown with him described him as a competent and capable pilot. "That was the first like a positive glimmer of hope after the traumatic night that wow somebody made it, what a miracle and just thank God," said Graves. My husband is just devastated by it. Erica Thomsen, 61, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Ernest John Mathews, 38, Sterling Heights, Mich. Eric Mazade, 30, Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. Suzanne Morris, 35. "She was a flight attendant," says Elizabeth Schaffer-Smith, who lost her mother in the crash. Dodds also recalculated the allowable takeoff weight for the flight, and concluded that it was within normal limits. Before any flight, a captain and their first officer will use their checklists to ensure the planes configuration is proper for a safe takeoff. There was only one survivor from the crash, 4-year-old Cecelia Cichan. Also, a marker stone is located at the General Motors Proving Ground in Milford, MI, in memory of the 14 GM employees and seven family members who were killed in the crash. June 23, 1950, Northwest Airlines Flight 2501, operating with a DC-4, departed New York's LaGuardia airport at 8:30 PM EST and headed west to Seattle . She is survived by her husband, Bill, 46, son, Scott, 16, and daughter, Theresa, 11, who remained in Michigan. He started heading for the scene. (function() { 45. Because lets face it, after the funeral, people go back to their lives. The second ground controller specified the route to runway 3C. It wasalmost two years before I got my first real job in radio. Northwest fourteen sixty six so far that's approved I'll advise different. Relatives took her in, protecting her from the media throughout her childhood. The last-minute change to the flights runway was a decision based on the tower supervisors judgment that the wind direction was changing from southwest to northwest. The Northwest hangar at the airport served as a temporary morgue. Northwest Airlines flight 255 crashed shortly after take-off at an airport in Romulus, Michigan en route to Phoenix, Arizona on August 16, 1987. [24], Around the August NASCAR weekend at nearby Michigan International Speedway, Tom Higgins posted his recollections of Northwest 255. Other than a minor problem taxiing to the arrival gate, the flight from Saginaw to Detroit was uneventful. The couple was headed back home to Arizona after spending a week with family in Owosso. Thirty minutes before the accident, other pilots reported wind shear alerts near Detroit Metro. Each one of the victims' names was read out loud right next to the memorial placed outside City Hall. The Indian investigative team ruled that the probable cause was the pilots selecting the "Open descent/flight idle" control mode rather . However, the airline will not release a passenger list in order to. We were all very close.. Catch up on the latest news and stories on the 12News YouTube channel. Cecelia Cichan, whose married name is now Crocker, was the lone survivor of the crash. Shortly after take-off, 156 people were killed in one of the deadliest plane crashes in US history. According to the crash report, all of these issues in the takeoff ultimately contributed to the overall system failure. Fountain Valley. [1]:17, At 20:34:40, the pushback tug was disconnected from the aircraft and at 20:34:50, the controller cleared Flight 255 to taxi to runway number 3C (center). I knew it was his plane, she said. Pontante said the group went to Washington, D.C., and lobbied for the Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act, which was passed in 1996. Example video title will go here for this video. Metro tower lifeguard copter one zero two. [14] This circuit breaker also controls some of the stall warning sounds. Captain John R. Maus, a 57-year-old from Las Vegas, and First Officer David J. Dodds, a 35-year-old from Galena, Illinois, picked up their aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, that had just finished a leg with stops in Minneapolis and Saginaw, and prepared for their flight to Phoenix. Staff writer Mark Landsbaum, in Orange County, contributed to this story. [1]:2526[11] After the crash, Cichan moved to live with her maternal aunt and uncle in Birmingham, Alabama. The sole survivor was a 4-year-old girl who sustained serious injuries. There was lots to celebrate: Reid Bushongs parents 50th wedding anniversary, the wedding of one of his nieces and the 30th reunion of his 1957 DeVilbiss High School class. We heard no weather warnings, just news terrible news. The National Transportation Safety Board conducted a full investigation of the crash. Meeting up in Romulus for the anniversary has become a yearly tradition. The MD-82's rate of climb was greatly reduced as a result of the flaps not being extended,[1]:67 and about 2,760ft (840m) past the end of runway 3C, the plane's left wing struck a light pole in an airport rental car lot. According to the accident report, the flight crews training records did not reveal anything abnormal. Had the lost passengers been local . Contributing to the accident was the absence of electrical power to the airplane takeoff warning system which thus did not warn the flightcrew that the airplane was not configured properly for takeoff. The jet had entered service with Northwest Airlines immediately after the merger with Republic Airlines, and the aircraft was still wearing a hybrid Republic/Northwest . Cichan, now 34, whose married name is Crocker,was rescued by Romulus firefighter John Thiede. [1]:22 The impact caused the left wing to start disintegrating and catch fire. The chart showed that if the flaps were set to 11 degrees, the maximum allowable takeoff weights for runway 3C was 147,500 pounds. The crash is the seventh worst aviation accident in U.S. history. Proper use of checklist is reliable, and fosters predictable and standardized crewmember interaction., The handbook goes on to say, checklist items may be performed without direct reference to the checklist, however, all checklist items will subsequently be read aloud in sequence while visually checking the items to assure completion. Kirk Murdy was among the 156 people who died in the crash, including six crew members, 148 passengers and two people on the ground on Aug. 16, 1987. As of 2013, the crash is the fourth-deadliest aviation accident in U.S. history. Many remember the tragic crash of Northwest Airlines flight 255 off of I-94 in Detroit, now after three decades, a local first responder is paying tribute to. She was found several feet from the bodies of her family. Word of Robinsons death pained neighbors and friends at the Faith Lutheran Church in Huntington Beach, where she was superintendent of Sunday school and her husband is chairman of the church board of directors. [2][3] It is also the deadliest aviation accident to have a sole survivor. The Safety Board concluded that the airplane had not encountered a wind shear and directed its investigation elsewhere. Northwest Airlines yesterday released the names of the crew and three-off duty employees who were killed aboard the plane. [citation needed], 1987 plane crash of an MD-82 in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Aftermath of the Flight 255 crash: Aircraft debris field scattered along Middlebelt Road. Recordings in the cockpit indicate that the engine power began increasing immediately after the all-clear for takeoff. First Officer Dodds had to refer to the companys Runway Takeoff Weight Chart Manual. The wreckage stretched across half a mile. "Walking around down Middlebelt road looking for anyone that we could potentially save and very quickly came to the realization that we were not going to be able to save anybody," said Graves. February 10, 2020 / 10:23 PM PHOENIX Thirty-five years ago, countless lives were changed forever when an airliner crashed shortly after take-off, killing everyone on board except a four-year-old girl. The 25th anniversary of the Michigan crash will be commemorated by victims . [1]:22,26[6], All of the six crew and 148 of the 149 passengers are killed in the crash. Because of this, the Safety Board first sought to determine if the plane had encountered a wind shear, it could be the reason the plane went down. Tragically, Vanos' life was cut short on August 16, 1987 when his Phoenix-bound Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed on takeoff, killing 154 passengers.. After dealing with this trauma for over 30 years, he's finally found a way to help ease his pain, as well as pay tribute to those who lost their lives. Family members have yet to make the trip to the morgue to sift through belongings. The airline has been extremely protective of the families privacy, even taking the highly unusual step of withholding the list of those who were on the flight. He is an amateur musician. But many remain, clustered in their hotels or at the airport lounge, exchanging stories and compassion with strangers who share their tragedy. A black granite memorial erected in 1994 in memory of the victims of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 McDonnell Douglas MD-82, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on August 16, 1987. He also authors the Morning Report Newsletter and various other newsletters. It was now time to point the investigation towards the actual takeoff. Weve stayed very close, said Ratliff, whose daughter and ex-wife moved to California 14 years ago. [21], The crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 was covered in 2010 in "Alarming Silence", a season-9 episode of the internationally syndicated Canadian TV documentary series Mayday. There were 155 people on board, 110 from Arizona. This Material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in any form. Maintenance records showed that there was no evidence of any preexisting malfunctions or failures of any airplane structures or systems which would have contributed to the crash. 3. Shortly after dropping him off, he witnessed the second worst air disaster in the United States history, the crash of Northwest Flight 255, the flight that he skipped. At 20:35:43, the ground controller instructed to use taxiway C and switch to frequency 119.45MHz to communicate with another controller. It was so common for pilots to pull the P-40 circuit breaker that the area around the circuit breaker was smudged from routinely being manipulated. Steve drove his coworker to the airport. 2. 2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. It was a day you wouldnt want anybody to go through, said Pontante of Fulton, New York. The forecast that evening called for a chance of thunderstorms. The final takeoff weight for Flight 255s airplane was 144,047. It was warm and muggy. As mentioned previously, basically, all of this technical mumbo jumbo just means that as long as the pilots set their flaps to 11 degrees, their plane would safely get off the ground even with their high takeoff weight and short runway.. [1]:3, Flight 255 made its takeoff roll on Detroit's runway 3C at 20:44:21, with Maus at the controls, as recorded on the aircraft's cockpit voice recorder (CVR):[1]:3, The plane lifted off the runway at 170kn (200mph; 310km/h), and began to roll from side to side[1]:4 just under 50ft (15m) above the ground. Deemed the miracle baby, Graves says this gave him hope, but for years he's suffered from internal scars. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Want to solve climate change? Northwest Airlines reached settlements Tuesday in all remaining lawsuits filed by victims' relatives over a 1987 crash that killed 156 people. The flight's captain, John R. Maus, was an experienced pilot with 31 years of experience with the airline. Dodds had logged 8,044 flight hours during his career (including 1,604 hours on the MD-82), and had worked for the airline for more than eight years. He was employed for 31 years and was certified to fly several different types of planes. The now uncontrolled plane crashed inverted onto Middlebelt Road and struck vehicles just north of its intersection with Wick Road, killing two people on the ground in a car. The jetliner was bound for Phoenix, and many of the victims were from the Valley. It had four Pratt and Whitney, R2000 "Wasp" piston engines that could generate 1,450 horsepower. The plane was still rolling to the left when it collided with the ground, Middlebelt Road. The Washington Post compiled a list of victims of the crash using information from the Wayne County medical examiners office as well as the victims relatives: A black granite memorial was built in 1994 to commemorate the victims. The Safety Boards performance study examined the climb profiles and the planes ability to clear obstacles beyond the end of runway 3C. While the investigators felt that the P-40 circuit breaker probably had been pulled by the pilot on the incident flight, they could not definitely confirm if the circuit breaker had been tripped, intentionally opened, or if electric current failed to flow through the breaker to the CAWS while the breaker was closed: "Because the P-40 circuit breaker was badly damaged during the accident, the NTSB could not determine positively its pre-impact condition. We turned on the radio. Flight attendant Bruce R. Elfering, 23, Eagan, Minnesota Flight attendant Pamela O. Sparks-Shaffer, 36, Chandler, Arizona Passengers KIlled Aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 255 The bodies were moved to the Northwest hangar at the airport, which served as a temporary morgue. There was only one survivor, a 4-year-old girl from Tempe. Northwest Airlines Flight 255 is one of the deadliest aviation crashes in the nation. As of. On Aug. 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 took off from runway 3C at 8:46 p.m. with 148 passengers and six crew members. [1]:5 Other pilots who had flown with Maus described him as a "competent and capable pilot" who had a reputation for operating "by the book". She was covered in blood and had burns and broken bones, he said. Three zero zero at one three and we'll be going to page avjet. Rhett Bushong was flying home ahead of his family so he would not miss the first day of football practice at Saddleback College, his father said. "It was me and my sister's family at the house, you know, [I] just got done fishing with my best bud that day." Amid the carnage was 4-year-old Cecelia Cichan, the sole survivor of Northwest Flight 255. The Safety Board determined through an airplane performance study that Flight 255 was not configured properly for takeoff. So I got on the shoulder and drove very fast until I stopped and talked with a sheriffs deputy, who said he had stopped traffic when he saw a giant fireball in the sky.. After missing a turn, the pilots contacted ground control who then redirected them back to runway 3C. . Following the crash, investigators started to attempt to gain an understanding of how Flight 255 crashed. Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82, U.S. Its been 35 years since Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed onto I-94, killing all but one passenger. trial was to have determined whether and to what degree Northwest and McDonnell Douglas were to blame for the crash of Flight 255 on takeoff from Detroit for . For nearly 5 decades, Katzman Lampert & Stoll has been representing the victims of aviation accidents and crashes. _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-16729709-1']); [1]:2 During the stopover in Detroit, a Northwest Airlines mechanic inspected the aircraft and the logbook. The near bridge is the, During the takeoff roll, the pilots noticed that the aircraft's autothrottle was not engaged, indicating that the aircraft's computer was not in takeoff mode. A black granite memorial erected in 1994 in memory of the victims of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 McDonnell Douglas MD-82, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on August 16, 1987. The pole sliced a four or five-foot chunk off of the left wing and the plane continued to roll to the left. Flight 255 departed Saginaw for a flight to Detroit, Phoenix and Santa Ana, arriving at Detroit at 19.42h. Editors note: the following is a first-person remembrance. Aircraft and crew. The aircraft was powered by two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-217 turbofan engines. Flight attendant Pamela D. Sparks-Shaffer, 36, Chandler, Ariz. Rhett Taylor Bushong, 19, Mission Viejo, Calif. Capt. This lead to the plane's wing flaps failing to extend prior to takeoff. In total, 154 people on their way to Phoenix died that day in Detroit on August 16, 1987. bus and the CAWS unit. [4], The aircraft involved in the crash was a twin-engined McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (registration number N312RC), a derivative of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 and part of the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series of aircraft. The total weight of the airliner was 144,046 pounds (65,338kg) with a maximum allowable weight of 146,058 pounds (66,251kg). She heard on the news the plane had crashed.. Family and friends of the victims and others from across the Metro Detroit area (including local media) attended, and a local priest read each victim's name aloud. Northwest Flight 255 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight of a MD-82, that day being N312RC, between Saginaw and Santa Ana, California, with en route stops at Detroit and Phoenix, Arizona. 6. 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Its definitely a bonding with friends that turns into family.. It then broke apart, with the fuselage skidding across the road, disintegrating and bursting into flames as it hit a Norfolk Southern railroad overpass and the overpass of eastbound Interstate 94. Northwest Airlines held a very strong position on pre-flight checklists. [20] Another was held there on August 16, 2017, the 30th anniversary. Two motorists on nearby Middlebelt Road also perished and five people on the ground were injured, one seriously. [] CVR [ CVR ] CAWS :beep beep beep beep Stall x3 CAWS : ( )x3 Captain :ah, fuck! There were 148 passengers and six crewmembers killed. Within minutes, the plane began to roll from side to side just. VICTIMS OF FLIGHT 255 - The Washington Post VICTIMS OF FLIGHT 255 Following are names of 155 of at least 156 victims in the crash of a Northwest Airlines jet Sunday at Detroit. Two motorists on Middlebelt Road were also killed. Its sad, but you learn to cope with it.. . Knowing those lost will not be forgotten. View Comments. All week, the Wayne County Sheriffs Department has been shuttling members of crash victims families between an airport motel and the temporary morgue, set up in an airplane hangar near the crash site. In Loving Memory: Listed below are names of Passengers and Crew Members who lost their lives in the crash. And I remember that humid night 30 years ago. Romulus Dee Murdy knew just after the plane crashed. More than 30 of the passengers were under 25. Ill never forget the images of body bags among the debris. [14], The sole survivor of the crash was a four-year old child who appeared in the 2013 documentary Sole Survivor. Their Airplane Flying Handbook stated that good cockpit management requires consistent checklist usage. Northwest Airlines Flight 255 is one of the deadliest aviation crashes in the nation. But if I do actually stop and think about it, yeah, I feel teary, Marsh said. The plane then hit an Avis car rental building and crashed onto Middlebelt, just north of Wick Road. Behnke and his dad were just about to leave for Phoenix Sky Harbor to pick his mom up when they got the call. Following are names of 155 of at least 156 victims in the crash of a Northwest Airlines jet Sunday at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, including six crew members, 147 passengers and two people killed on the ground. Okay position and hold northwest one eighty five. J. Cathie Corona, 44, St. Clair Shores, Mich. Lewis Dresch, 45, Sterling Heights, Mich. Peter Frank, age and hometown unavailable. In another part, family members examined personal belongings recovered from the crash site, looking for jewelry or some other item that would help to identify the body found wearing it or near it amid the wreckage. 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