Detroit tower (to Northwest Airlines Flight 255). bus and the CAWS unit. It was the day when American Airlines Flight 191 crashed minutes after taking off from O'Hare Airport in Chicago. Each one of the victims' names was read out loud right next to the memorial placed outside City Hall. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. Rick Pluta and Pat Batcheller discuss Michigans deadliest aviation disaster. We just wish we could get Hidi back.. On 16 August, 1987, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, operating as Northwest Airlines Flight 255, crashed after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, killing all of the crew and passengers except for a 4-year-old girl, Cecelia Cichan, who sustained serious injuries. Here is a look back at this Southeast Michigan tragedy. Subscribe today. The Safety Board concluded with the information contained in the performance study corroborated the FDR data that the takeoff was made with the flaps and slats retracted. / CW50 Detroit. 2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. [] 1987 8 16, 255 4 . According to witnesses, flight 255 began its takeoff rotation about 1,200 to 1,500 feet from the end of the runway and lifted off near the end of the runway. When the airplane hit the eastbound I-94 overpass, it burst into flames. Jerome D. Cook, 48, Phoenix, off-duty Northwest employe. The chart showed that if the flaps were set to 11 degrees, the maximum allowable takeoff weights for runway 3C was 147,500 pounds. Seven were from Orange County, California, and the remainder were from Arizona, Michigan or other states. Ive never seen anything like it before or since.. The victims of the crash included NBA player Nick Vanos, seven people from Orange County, California and a four-month old baby from Arizona. [17] The memorial has a dove with a ribbon in its beak reading, "Their spirit still lives on"; below it are the names of those who perished in the crash. Two people on. Their spirit lives on.". WDET is a community service of Wayne State University. And I remember that humid night 30 years ago. Were all connected by something tragic. Three possible conditions would have caused power to be interrupted at the P-40 circuit breaker - the circuit breaker was intentionally opened by either the flight crew or maintenance personnel, the circuit breaker tripped because of a transient overload and the flight crew did not detect the open circuit breaker, or the circuit breaker did not allow current to flow to the CAWS power supply and did not annunciate the condition by tripping. Four flight attendants were also on board. [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. Family and friends of Flight 255 victims gathered at the memorial site for a ceremony at 8 p.m. Wednesday to honor the lives of their loved ones. Even with time, however, the numbers do not tell the story. The takeoff performance data that was in the flight crews package was based on using either runway 21L or 21R. Settlement reported in Flight 255 suits. The wreckage stretched across half a mile. The Safety Board concluded that the airplane had not encountered a wind shear and directed its investigation elsewhere. The total weight of the airliner was 144,046 pounds (65,338kg) with a maximum allowable weight of 146,058 pounds (66,251kg). I have not visited the memorial. Donnie and Mary Ann Ratliff had the gruesome task this week of going to the temporary morgue at Detroit Metropolitan Airport to identify the personal belongings of their 16-year-old daughter, Hidi. The DC-9 Super 82 pilots forgot to conduct their pre-flight checks, as a result, the warning system never turned on. "Went out to the ambulance checked in with our dispatchers and they told us you're responding to Metro Airport for an aircraft down. He said he was thankful for the two weeks he had with his daughter just before she died. However, examinations of flight 255s Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and FDR showed that the airplane had not encountered a decreasing headwind type of wind shear. The flight's first officer, David J Dodds, had logged more than 8,000 hours of flying in his career. The aircraft continued to slide on the road, hitting multiple rental cars, a railroad embankment, and three occupied vehicles before bursting into flames as it hit a railroad and an overpass on I-94. Pat Batcheller is a host and Senior News Editor for 101.9 WDET, presenting local news, traffic and weather updates during Morning Edition. Flight 255 made its takeoff roll on Runway 3C at approximately 8 . We turned on the radio. This page was last edited on 28 December 2022, at 04:29. Aircraft and crew. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Its been 35 years since Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed onto I-94, killing all but one passenger. About 18:53, flight 255 departed Saginaw and about 19:42 arrived at its gate at Detroit. Something important to keep in mind, on December 15, 1986, an FAA-approved checklist change was made, removing FLAPS from the BEFORE TAKEOFF checklist, and moving it to the TAXI checklist. Each time I drive through Middlebelt and Goddard, I see the burn marks on the railroad bridge just north of the intersection. Flight 255s stall warning stick shaker had activated immediately after liftoff, according to the accident report. It sits at the top of a hill at Middlebelt Road and I-94. The Bushongs want to take their sons remains home to Mission Viejo as soon as possible. However, the flight had been instructed by ground control to taxi to runway 3C. 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. ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? The siren, I presume, was from one of the area fire departments, a signal to its first responders to report for duty. That fireball was caused by the impact of the DC-9 jet crashing onto Middlebelt Road. 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. Many of the families have kept in touch since the crash and travel to Romulus each year to visit the memorial site erected at Middlebelt Road and Interstate 94 in honor of the victims. Flight NW255 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight between Saginaw, Michigan and Santa Ana, California, with en route stops at Detroit and Phoenix, Arizona. [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. The plane began to break apart, bursting into flames as it hit a railroad and an overpass on I-94. The sole survivor was a 4-year-old girl who sustained serious injuries. Reports say she was traveling with her mom, dad, and brother. Meeting up in Romulus for the anniversary has become a yearly tradition. 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. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. Their final report was released in May, 1988, which blamed the pilot for the crash. . Copyright 2022 by WDET and Wayne State University. Following the investigation, the Safety Board concluded that the supervisors decision was reasonable. She is survived by her husband, Bill, 46, son, Scott, 16, and daughter, Theresa, 11, who remained in Michigan. Two motorists on nearby Middlebelt Road also perished and five people on the ground were injured, one seriously. Interviews with first officers and other captains who had flown with him described him as a competent and capable pilot. It was still operated by MD-82 alongside DC-9 and Boeing 727 but were replaced by Boeing 757 and Airbus A320 in the 1990s. This summer will mark 26 years since Northwest Flight 255 crashed onto the highway outside Detroit Metro Airport. Her friend was eight years old and died alongside her parents and older brother. All rights reserved. [15] Delta continues the retirement of 255 by Northwest; as of 2022[update], Delta has no flight 255.[16]. Detroit tower (to Northwest Airlines Flight 185). 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. The only survivor, Cecelia Cichan, a four-year-old from Arizona, was traveling with her mother, father, and older brother. The National Transportation Safety Board conducted a full investigation of the crash. Carl A. Scherer, 58, Clarence Center, N.Y. Jay Strausbaugh, 29, Sterling Heights, Mich. Erica Thomsen, 61, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Phyllis A. Zigler, 32, Gasport, N.Y. ON THE GROUND. The families of dozens of victims have been flown into Detroit, booked into hotels near the airport and assigned a personal counselor by Northwest Airlines. They text about sports, life events and he attended her wedding in 2006. The aircraft took off from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, and was airborne for all of 14 seconds before the crash along Middlebelt Road and I-94. Family and friends of Flight 255 victims gathered at the memorial site for a ceremony at 8 p.m. Wednesday to honor the lives of their loved ones. One hundred forty-eight passengers and six crew members were killed in the crash. [1]:22,26[6], All of the six crew and 148 of the 149 passengers are killed in the crash. We can talk about it. Northwest Airlines Flight 255 is one of the deadliest aviation crashes in the nation. He still remembers that day vividly. It could not be determined conclusively why the first officer did not lower the flaps. Fountain Valley. ((Sound of stick shaker starts and continues until the end of tape)). It had four Pratt and Whitney, R2000 "Wasp" piston engines that could generate 1,450 horsepower. The Safety Board determined through an airplane performance study that Flight 255 was not configured properly for takeoff. All these years later, Schaffer-Smith doesn't know if this pain will ever go away. satu-satunya yang selamat adalah seorang gadis berusia 4 tahun, Cecelia Cichan, yang menderita . There were 148 deaths -- and one miraculous survivor. Most of them want to be here, to be where it happened, said a Northwest official who requested anonymity. [1]:1 The crew read out the before-start checklist, and started the engines at 20:33:04. The planes takeoff configuration, the pre-takeoff checklists, and the decisions leading up to the plane leaving the ground. [21] Annual meet-ups had become a tradition. I was nearing the end of my journalism internship at WDIV-TV. We didnt even know he was on that flight until his grandmother called, Reid Bushong said. Cecelia Cichan, whose married name is now Crocker, was the lone survivor of the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the flightcrews failure to use the taxi checklist to ensure that the flaps and slats were extended for takeoff. 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. Because lets face it, after the funeral, people go back to their lives. Thirty years ago today, a flight outbound from Detroit Metro Airport on its way to Phoenix never reached its destination. On August 16, 1987, Northwest Flight 255 crashed shortly after taking off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing 156 people. Schaffer-Smith says she was 10 at the time. Cichan, now 34, whose married name is Crocker,was rescued by Romulus firefighter John Thiede. It remains one of the worst disasters in U.S. aviation history. The reason for the absence of electrical power could not be determined. It was a day you wouldnt want anybody to go through, said Pontante of Fulton, New York. Carl A. Scherer, 58, Clarence Center, N.Y. Jay Strausbaugh, 29, Sterling Heights, Mich. Army Lt. Christine Hoffman, 23, El Paso, Texas. var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); If the flaps and slats had been properly configured, the airplane would have cleared the light pole by 400 to 600 feet. Northwest Airlines held a very strong position on pre-flight checklists. Two people on the ground also died. Another monument to the victims (many of whom were from the Phoenix area) stands next to Phoenix City Hall. We were all very close.. Behnke and his dad were just about to leave for Phoenix Sky Harbor to pick his mom up when they got the call. 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. In total, 154 people on their way to Phoenix died that day in Detroit on August 16, 1987. Ken Haddad is the digital content and audience manager for WDIV / ClickOnDetroit.com. More than 30 of the passengers were under 25. . Northwest Airlines Flight 255 is one of the deadliest aviation crashes in the nation. The Safety Boards performance study examined the climb profiles and the planes ability to clear obstacles beyond the end of runway 3C. On Sunday, Rhett Bushongs grandmother drove him to the airport here, where he checked in for his flight to Orange County on Continental Airlines. [1]:4. In Loving Memory: Listed below are names of Passengers and Crew Members who lost their lives in the crash. It wasalmost two years before I got my first real job in radio. ", The investigators had spoken with other MD-80 pilots, and learned that many pilots found it a nuisance to hear a take-off configuration warning ("Slats Slats Slats.") while they were simply taxiing. The 35-year-old first officer, David Dodds, was hired in 1979. Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft, bound for Phoenix, Arizona, attempted to takeoff from Minneapolis-Saint Paul . The NTSB published its final report on May 10, 1988, in which it concluded that the accident was caused by pilot error: "The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the flight crew's failure to use the taxi checklist to ensure that the flaps and slats were extended for takeoff. Aside from one training report during his early probationary period, captains that flew with him would describe his performance as average or above. The pole sliced a four or five-foot chunk off of the left wing and the plane continued to roll to the left. DETROIT, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Many remember the tragic crash of Northwest Airlines flight 255 off of I-94. Family members have yet to make the trip to the morgue to sift through belongings. 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. Right to zero six zero cleared to go northwest two fifty five. Although 156 people perished in the crash, Graves learned the next day, of a miracle. 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. Kirk Murdy was returning to Phoenix where he and Craig were living and working. Maus was an experienced pilot who had worked for the airline for 31 years, flying Fairchild F-27, Boeing 727, Boeing 757, McDonnell Douglas DC-9, and McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft. Flight attendant Pamela D. Sparks-Shaffer, 36, Chandler, Ariz. Rhett Taylor Bushong, 19, Mission Viejo, Calif. Capt. That doesnt mean something positive cant come out of it.. Recordings in the cockpit indicate that the engine power began increasing immediately after the all-clear for takeoff. You can check out the full NTSB report below: The flight crew and all but one passenger were killed instantly. "You just learn how to move forward. 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. Fr. 2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Steve drove his coworker to the airport. As of. He was employed for 31 years and was certified to fly several different types of planes. [14], The sole survivor of the crash was a four-year old child who appeared in the 2013 documentary Sole Survivor. Dodds again acknowledged the instructions and this time acknowledged the new frequency and switched to it. The Indian investigative team ruled that the probable cause was the pilots selecting the "Open descent/flight idle" control mode rather . Traffic was already backing up on I-94 near the airport. "I just think I was in the right spot.". 1. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a wind shear is a change in wind speed and/or direction over a short distance. The flight was headed to California when it left the gate in Detroit. The Safety Board had to exhaust all possible causes. In Flight 255s case, it did not lift off until it was accelerating at 169 KIAS. Weve stayed very close, said Ratliff, whose daughter and ex-wife moved to California 14 years ago. Its strength going on here, he said. Copyright 2022 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved. 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. If it wasnt the pilots themselves, the aircraft, or the weather, it had to be the takeoff configuration. 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. [5], Flight 255's captain was 57-year-old John R. Maus, from Las Vegas, Nevada. But after a mechanical problem was detected, the Continental flight was delayed and its passengers were offered seats on the Northwest flight, Continental spokesman Rick Scott said. Flight 255 is the seventh deadliest plane crash in United States history, and is the deadliest aviation disaster to have a sole survivor. . After it had activated, the plane failed to either match or approach its predicted climb profile. Thirty minutes before the accident, other pilots reported wind shear alerts near Detroit Metro. _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); Hidi was among at least 154 passengers killed Sunday night when Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed on takeoff from Detroits Metropolitan Airport. Memorials, Safari Submissions. First Officer Dodds had to refer to the companys Runway Takeoff Weight Chart Manual. Its definitely a bonding with friends that turns into family.. It was warm and muggy. Dodds also recalculated the allowable takeoff weight for the flight, and concluded that it was within normal limits. After missing a turn, the pilots contacted ground control who then redirected them back to runway 3C. . Rick, who now leads theMichigan Public Radio Networkin Lansing,saw the wreckage from a bridge. She spoke to the media about her experience for the first time in 2011.[12][13]. Jerome D. Cook, 48, Phoenix, off-duty Northwest employe. 4. Only one person survived: a four-year-old girl with brown eyes, a chipped tooth, and purple nail polish. Exploring the crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, immediately after takeoff at Detroit Metro Airport on August 16, 1987. Northwest will pay for the funeral and will fly the family back home, as it is doing for other victims families. var _gaq = _gaq || []; Copyright 2023 ClickOnDetroit.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. The interruption of the input power to the CAWS occurred at the P-40 circuit breaker. "She was wonderful," Schaffer-Smith says, "I have wonderful memories.". There was only one survivor, a 4-year-old girl from Tempe. It sits at the top of a hill at Middlebelt Road and I-94. Other than a minor problem taxiing to the arrival gate, the flight from Saginaw to Detroit was uneventful. "[1]:68, After the crash, Northwest retired the flight number 255 along with its counterpart flight number 254, which was the outbound flight from Phoenix to Detroit. (function() { Shortly after it took off from Metro Airport around 8:45 p.m. on a Sunday evening, the MD-82 airplane bound for Phoenix stalled and struck a light pole near the end of the runway, ripping a hole in the left wing and igniting the jet fuel stored there. Over the years, families of the victims have gathered at a black granite memorial near I-94 and Middlebelt to mark the anniversary of the disaster. Before any flight, a captain and their first officer will use their checklists to ensure the planes configuration is proper for a safe takeoff. 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