Detroit Free Press: 30 years ago today - NW 255
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Detroit Free Press: 30 years ago today - NW 255
It's been 30 years since the unfortunate accident that killed all but one person aboard the MD-80 aircraft flying from DTW-PHX. The cause of the crash was the failure of the crew to configure the aircraft for takeoff. They skipped a checklist and did not set the flaps/slat for departure. The takeoff warning system failed to alert the crew. This was most likely due to the pilots pulling the circuit breaker as many found it to be annoying during single engine taxi. The NTSB found smudge marks for that circuit breaker on all of the MD-80 aircraft indicating it was a common practice.
There was one survivor who was four years old at the time of the crash. Thankfully she has been able to live a life of privacy despite some people being freakishly obsessed with her.
http://www.freep.com/story/news/loca...ars/570095001/
There was one survivor who was four years old at the time of the crash. Thankfully she has been able to live a life of privacy despite some people being freakishly obsessed with her.
http://www.freep.com/story/news/loca...ars/570095001/
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It's been 30 years since the unfortunate accident that killed all but one person aboard the MD-80 aircraft flying from DTW-PHX. The cause of the crash was the failure of the crew to configure the aircraft for takeoff. They skipped a checklist and did not set the flaps/slat for departure. The takeoff warning system failed to alert the crew. This was most likely due to the pilots pulling the circuit breaker as many found it to be annoying during single engine taxi. The NTSB found smudge marks for that circuit breaker on all of the MD-80 aircraft indicating it was a common practice.
There was one survivor who was four years old at the time of the crash. Thankfully she has been able to live a life of privacy despite some people being freakishly obsessed with her.
http://www.freep.com/story/news/loca...ars/570095001/
There was one survivor who was four years old at the time of the crash. Thankfully she has been able to live a life of privacy despite some people being freakishly obsessed with her.
http://www.freep.com/story/news/loca...ars/570095001/
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