Downriver's most notable tragedy in history occurred on August 16, 1987, at 8:46 p.m., as Northwest Orient Airlines Flight #255, originating in Saginaw with a final destination in Orange County, Calfornia, crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all crewmembers and 148 of 149 boarded passengers. There were 283 passengers and 15 crew members aboard the Boeing-777. With no controls available to the pilots, the aircraft crashed in an inverted form along Middle Belt Road, affecting vehicles traveling just south at the Wick Road intersection. accounts, the history behind an article. A granite monument honors those killed when Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed on Aug. 16, 1987. , also is a marker to the crash victims from the first responders who were called to the scene. Operator: Northwest Airlines, Inc. the icon below to listen. Thiede will be there tomorrow for the remembrance, but theres a constant reminder every time he goes to work. Burnett boarded an airplane 10 years ago planning to work as a Registry N312RC, was a regularly scheduled He learned the girl was alive several hours later. More than 2,000 presents and 30,000 cards were sent to the University of Michigan Medical Center but her guardians asked that they be distributed to local childrens hospitals. NORTHWEST Her luggage was placed on another Continental flight to John Wayne Airport. They said they had no qualms about taking the same flight home. Yet while the pain from her injuries has faded over time, a tattoo of an aeroplane on her left wrist reminds her of a tragedy that she thinks about every day. No release date has been set yet. Cecelia Cichan, then 4, formerly of Tempe, was the sole survivor in that crash. Fall practice was to open the day after he returned. The stricken jet hit an Avis car hire building before crashing on to a road, hitting several vehicles and breaking apart before finally bursting into flames as it hit a bridge. They call themselves the "Flight 255 family." Twenty-five times now, they've gathered at a memorial near the crash site off the expressway. Atkins companion, Carlos Valasquez, 19, said he tried to help a crash victim whose clothes were on fire. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism I never go a day without thinking about the people on Flight 255, she says. Karen Pointon, 22, of Romulus said she and her fiance watched the plane crash about 1,500 feet from the yard of her home. She didnt tell anyone. Tulare sheriff said a drug cartel, then backtracks. ROYAL OAK, MI On Aug. 16, 1987, the grassy banks of Middlebelt Road in Romulus near . She said See you at Christmastime. . A picture taken on July 17, 2014, shows the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner after it crashed near the town of Shaktarsk in rebel-held eastern Ukraine. The jetliner was bound for Phoenix, and many of the victims were from the Valley. Eighteen passengers hailed from Michigan. Emanuel Christofis of Allen Park was at the airport with a young relative watching planes take off and land. 0. Cecelias aunt and uncle later raised her in Birmingham, Ala. and shielded her from the spotlight. 5 charged after Ulta beauty store robbery, officer-involved shooting in Green Oak Twp. On Aug. 15, 1988, Local 4's Mort Crim hosted a special program about the deadly plane crash. At least four Orange County-bound passengers on Flight 255 were scheduled to catch an earlier Continental flight from Detroit. Her grandmother reminded her to go see one of her aunts, who was old and ill, because it might be the last chance she had. Flight 255 crashed seconds after taking off from Detroit for Phoenix, killing 156 people, including 110 from Arizona, on Aug. 16, 1987. Since Flight 255's final takeoff weight was 144,047 pounds, the first officer told the captain that runway 3C could be used for takeoff. She understands that she was involved in an accident. Flight 255, a McDonnell August 16, 1987 . AIRLINES, INC. accident occurred Sunday, August 16, 1987 at Romulus, Advertisement. Date: August 16, 1987 Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was traveling from Amsterdam to Malaysia when it went missing near Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Thursday. Upon contact, the aircraft broke apart and burst into flame while making contact with the railway viaduct just north, as well as the viaduct carrying I-94 over Middle Belt Road. Follow him on Facebook and @ScottHeld45 on Twitter. Threats of harming another 27 March 2015. After breakfast Sunday, she packed and then visited her grandmother. This Sole Survivor project is more about a group, and thats why Im willing to get involved and be part of something bigger.. remembers professor killed in 1987 crash. With 58 persones aboard the airplane plunged into the Pontchartrain-Sea. August 19, 1987. Northwest flight 255 was preparing for takeoff on the evening of August 16, 1987. Its embedded in me.. 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He was looking forward to moving after receiving a promotion at work. The Associated Press contributed to this report. By Patrice Gaines-Carter and. He and fellow Firefighter Daniel Kish were close to the wreckage when Kish heard moaning. 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines, Inc., flight 255 crashed shortly She says the tattoo helps to remind her of her lucky escape and the thanks she owes to those who saved her. Wow. The names of all who died due to the crash are etched on the monument. Bill had lost his job earlier in the year with a toy manufacturer. Authorities said they were having trouble securing the wide crash site, and six people were arrested, said Wayne County Executive Ed McNamara. All rights reserved. person will not be tolerated. When it comes to thinking about their lost loved ones or plane crash every day, Tony Zanger of Monroe, Mich., is among many. Earlier this week, Cecelia made national news when it was announced that she had broken her long-standing silence about not speaking to media of the tragedy. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, Now, officials say some trees planted at the site are being replaced. This California farm kingdom holds a key, Six people, including mother and baby, killed in Tulare County; drug cartel suspected, Im afraid for her life: Riverside CC womens coach harassed after Title IX suit, New Bay Area maps show hidden flood risk from sea level rise and groundwater, Who would execute a baby? You just think it cant happen to the same flight twice, said David McKellar of Dana Point. Most of the time, we talk about sports. ECORSE As the news of Michigan's worst air disaster in history began reaching the ears of area residents the evening of Aug. 16, 1987, Fr. His wife, waiting nervously at John Wayne Airport for news of the severity of the Northwest crash, never knew of her husbands inattentiveness--and good fortune--until she spotted him in the Orange County terminal arriving on another airline from Detroit. Those from Orange County on the flight generally mirrored the overall passenger list. Mary Ann flew back Aug. 4 and Hidi wanted to return then, too, Mary Ann recalls. Mainly clear. Over time, the two developed a friendship and stay in touch today mostly through emails and text messages. They had just bought their first home, a three-bedroom house in a quiet, woodsy El Toro neighborhood. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. It becomes a part of your life. When I saw him come off that plane, Rebecca Wilder recalled, I could hardly wait to put my arms around him.. (Detroit, Michigan: Chris Bury) Memorial services for some of flight 255's victims reported beginning as relatives continue coping with tragedy; details given, scenes shown. The family had moved west earlier in the year, but Joanne stayed in Michigan to finish her senior year of high school and to spend time with her boyfriend. She wore a white skirt, a white sequined sweater and silver and white boots, with matching jewelry. There was not much we could do.. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Among other victims were all five members of the William Best family of Mesa including the youngest 4-month-old Katelyn Best; all four members of the Ronald Geiger family of Gilbert; and all four members of the Donald Byelich family of Chandler. It was such a traumatic event for the entire community., Suzanne Weaver added: They were enthusiastic and very friendly. They say they expect the film to be completed in September. their lives when the plane crashed into a bridge on I-94 in Romulus. Its kind of hard not to think about it when I look in the mirror, she told Dickens. It began to roll side to side when elevated 50 feet above the ground. Statenews.com Each needed to be in Orange County that night. On Sunday, Mary Ann Ratliff was busy working in her kitchen when she got a call from Hidi. Bill Best, a huge Syracuse University basketball fan, was an engineer at GMs Proving Grounds in Mesa and looking forward to relocating to Dallas after receiving a promotion. As soon as escrow closed, they would move from the rented town house in Laguna Hills. The would hang their Welcome Friends wreath at the new house, where there would be room for visitors and children they hoped to have soon. Rotating to the left an additional 90 degrees, it struck the southeastern corner of the Avis Car Rental building. Sullivan, 27, of Chandler, who worked as an electrical engineer at the Intel plant in Chandler, was among 156 people killed in the plane crash of Northwest Flight 22 on August 16, 1987 in Romulus, Mich. There were the sudden bonds of humanity forged by tragedy and need, anguish and caring. DETROIT Authorities are searching for a man who, posing as a Catholic priest, comforted grieving relatives of the crash victims of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 while apparently soliciting . Sup said he knows that Mike is smiling down on them as his friends, now in their 40s, beat teams consisting of players about half their age. Bound for Phoenix and continuing on to Orange There were a lot of bodies lying around, he said. All told, 156 people were killed in the tragedy. Around 5 p.m., Hidi and her father left for the airport in Toledo, for the short flight to Detroit. STAFF FILE PHOTO BY . The granite memorial, pictured above, was erected in 1994. Le dimanche 26 janvier 2020, l'hlicoptre Sikorsky S-76 de Kobe Bryant s'crase prs de Calabasas, en Californie (tats-Unis).Les neuf occupants de l'appareil sont tus sur le coup. Nepal began a national day of mourning Monday as rescue workers . Seconds later, it crashed and exploded into a ball of flames. Karl Sup, a computer software engineer for JDA Software in Scottsdale, remembers friend Mike Sullivan who was among 156 people killed in the crash of Northwest Flight 255 on August 16, 1987 as it . Now, sitting aboard Flight 255, he knew, and was anxious to fly home and get started. Denise Barton was booked on Flight 255 last Sunday, but not out of Detroit. Thursday, Aug.16, 2012 marks 25 years since the crash in the Detroit suburb of Romulus kiled 154 people on board, including Cecilia's parents and brother. A man cries as he waits to receive the body of a victim of a plane crash, at a hospital in Pokhara, Nepal, Monday, Jan 16, 2023. He met her for the first time as an adult on her wedding day when he watched her walk down the aisle to become Cecelia Crocker. She showed her the sweat shirt she had bought for her new boyfriend--stenciled with his name, Jim, on one side, and the make of his motorcycle, Honda, on the other--back in Santa Ana. All but one of the 153 passengers and crew members were killed. He wanted to go into sports medicine and attending Saddleback College was the first step, said his father, Reid Bushong, a science teacher at a Newport Beach middle school. Slats You live 95% of your life for your children, said Joannes father, David. ROMULUS, Mich. (WJBK) - 31 years ago Thursday, Northwest Flight 255 took off from Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus, bound for Phoenix. I didn't remember this crash. Contributing to the accident was the absence of electrical power to the airplane takeoff warning system which thus did not warn the flight crew that the airplane was not configured properly for takeoff. Geocities.com/pilots DETROIT, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Many remember the tragic crash of Northwest Airlines flight 255 off of I-94. that is degrading to another person. They had spent two weeks in Upstate New York, visiting family and friends, but now were anxious to get back to their newly bought El Toro home. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Fatalities/No. of August 16, 1987. Booked on Flight 255, Robert and David McKellar missed the plane home to Orange County when the car they had taken to the Detroit airport blew a radiator hose. . James Wieging was already en route to Detroit Metropolitan Airport. 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(The plane) was tilted on his left side, Christofis said. Anthony CICHAN - describes granddaughter's first words since crash .] Her daughter had been out with friends at an amusement park on Lake Erie until 2:30 a.m., and her father was angry. They were in Monroe, Michigan, visiting family and friends the weekend of August 16, 1987 and were killed on the, They say they expect the film to be completed in September. Cecelias grandfather identified her by her front chipped tooth and by the purple fingernail polish her grandmother had applied on her for the trip. Twenty-nine passengers on board Flight 255 were under the age of 20. It was the second-deadliest aviation accident . Kennenth Spencer born 25th April 1915 at Los Angeles, was on his voyage to Berlin to celebrate his birthday with a concert there. Dnausers.d-n-a.net Northwest Airlines Flight 255 exploded shortly after taking off at 8.46pm on August 16, 1987. Flight Crew of Northwest Airlines Flight 255: Captain John R. Maus, 57, of Las Vegas, Nevada: . (Photo courtesy Tony Zanger). Priest who ministered to families after Michigan's 1987 plane crash, dug for survivors in wake of 9/11 remembered for heroic compassion. According to a National Transportation Safety Board report, the cause of the crash was the flight crews failure to use the taxi checklist to ensure the flaps and slats were extended for takeoff. When I look in the mirror, I have visual scars., Contact writer: (480) 898-6533 or msakal@evtrib.com. the aircraft lifted off and immediately began rocking laterally. He said had things to accomplish.. The aircraft was cleared for takeoff on Detroit Metro's runway 03C and began its takeoff roll. As rescuers picked through the smoking wreckage of a crashed airliner, the faintest of cries was carried on the night air. 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Karl Sup, a computer software engineer for JDA Software in Scottsdale, remembers friend Mike Sullivan who was among 156 people killed in the crash of Northwest Flight 255 on August 16, 1987 as it left the Detroit Metropolitan-Wayne County Airport on its way back to Phoenix. The crew, in a hurry A financial consultant from Huntington Beach, she had been visiting her parents in the Arizona capital. The flight was meant to be a non-stop journey from Chicago to Los Angeles, but it never left the . They sailed, played baseball and attended a friends wedding, all the while talking of their new life in California. The Best family, including their four-month-old daughter, Katelyn, died in the crash. Two seconds later, we saw the smoke about two miles down., Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Boeing 737-800 passenger plane flight PS752 of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) crashed near the International Airport of Imam Khomeini in Tehran, Iran, shortly after taking off on January 8, 2020. I can see that site as it was. Two 12-year-olds flying alone also died in the crash. But 2,500 miles away, friends and family gathered a few hours later in the fluorescent glow of John Wayne Airport to greet a plane that would never arrive. A light truck, apparently hit by debris, caught fire nearby, but she said she and her fiance were driven back by the flames when they tried to help. I dont think Ill ever get that out of my mind, Thiede said at that milestone anniversary. It was a Sunday night crowd in August--casually dressed vacationers, family travelers, not as many business people as would have been on a midweek flight. The backboard rescuers used to remove the 4-year-old from the wreckage was laminated and hangs on the wall of the firehouse. Northwest Airlines Flight 255 is one of the deadliest aviation crashes in the nation. Sup said he and his volleyball teammates often think of Mike Sullivan. 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 . The sole survivor was found by Romulus firemen still strapped in her seat suffering from severe burns and broken bones. Twenty-nine passengers on board Flight 255 were under the age of 20. MI Aircraft:MCDonnell Douglas DC-9-82, registration: N312RC Injuries: Zanger was attending his 5-year high school class reunion and Langton was home for her bridal shower. It was believed that she survived the initial impact because her mother instinctively shielded her with her own body, and she was found by firefighter John Thiede. Look at Grandma, David, she thinks Im not coming back!. When I look in the mirror, I have visual scars.. Although pursued for interviews for years, it wasnt until 2013 that Cichan spoke publicly about the crash and losing her parents and brother in the wreckage. A black granite memorial now sits at the top of the hill at Middlebelt Road and I-94. They were in Monroe, Michigan, visiting family and friends the weekend of August 16, 1987 and were killed on the crash of Northwest Flight 255 in Romulus, Mich. returning home that evening. It never rose more than 50 feet off the ground. Peter Rogers, New Orleans police and fire chaplain, makes a sign of the cross as he gives last rites to a Pan Am Flight 759 crash victim in Kenner on July 9, 1982. Don't Threaten. On 16 August 1987, shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 stalls and crashes just beyond the runway, killing . Today she is a happily and recently married 29-year-old. On 9:01 a.m. on September 25, 1978, a Boeing 727 and Cessna 172 collided over urban San Diego, creating one of. The victims of the crash included NBA player Nick Vanos, seven people from Orange County, California and a four-month old baby from Arizona. Among the 150 passengers and crew on board the crashed Germanwings flight were babies, exchange students, two . It's been 35 years since Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed onto I-94, killing all but one passenger. 156* Fatal, 2 Serious, 4 Minor. She shunned the media, she said for the film, because: I feel it would be very individual about me. When customers are seeking sparkly, unusual jewelry to brighten a loved ones special occasi, Salt River Project announces new general manager/CEO, Just after his first week of official practice, new transfer Jesse Miritello persuaded sever. Cecelia suffered horrific injuries including a fractured skull, broken leg and collarbone and third-degree burns. Are you still hungry? Joanne asked David. ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) _ Horrified motorists who saw the crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 say they were turned away by heat and flames, unable to help victims of the nations second-deadliest air crash. But that likely wont include Cecelia Crocker, the flights lone survivor when she was 4-year-old Cecelia Cichan. Tim Harris, 19, of Taylor, carried a bent and scratched piece of metal with holes along the edges, which he said was a piece of plane he had picked up along the edge of the crash site. 03C and began its takeoff roll. She had wanted to drive to Michigan this summer in the couples new Chevy Blazer. ensure flaps and slats were extended. Other monuments can be found at City Hall in Phoenix, Arizona, in memory of the many passengers who were from that area, and at the General Motors Proving Ground in Milford. Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas Super MD-80 (MD-82) And the plane was packed. Ill see you tomorrow, she told him the night before she was scheduled to fly west to the familys new home in north Tustin. Crocker, who graduated from the University of Alabama and now lives on the East Coast, still has scars from the burns she suffered in the crash. Out of all the 154 people on board Flight 255, 110 were from . AirSafetyOnline.com. John Maus, was headed for Phoenix and on to Southern California. Winds light and variable.. Atkins said he was treated at a hospital for a burn on his hand caused by a piece of debris from the plane. Sup met Sullivan playing sand volleyball at Minder Binders near University and McClintock drives in Tempe in the early 1980s. Witnesses Describe Gory Scene With PM-Plane Crash, Bjt. She started to go on about it, and I said, Hidi, can this wait until youre home tonight? . I thought it was lightning and thunder at first. The sole survivor of the crash: 4-year-old Cecelia Cichan (now Cecelia Crocker) formerly of Tempe. Outside of Phoenix City Hall, there is a memorial containing the names of those who died on Northwest Flight 255. She had slept little Sunday night, and now she was chain-smoking as she waited at Gate 26 for this new Flight 255. A Comair flight crashed 18 miles short of the airport on Jan. 9. movie/ Zangers brother, Tony Zanger of Monroe is among six people helping to organize a memorial ceremony at the crash site in Romulus where a granite memorial is containing the 156 names of the people who died as a result of the crash 154 on the plane and two motorists on the ground. It was John Thiede, now a captain at the department, who found Cichan after a firefighter heard moaning sounds coming from the rubble. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Flight 255 completed its taxi to runway 3C and, at about 2044, was cleared for takeoff. docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 33859. Wreckage was strewn a half-mile along a road, under a railroad trestle and two highway overpasses, and police arrested six people allegedly for looting the site. We saw a big ball of yellow flames roll down the street.. They wanted to spend it in and around their hometown of Corning and the bucolic countryside with their most valued possessions--family and friends. . On Aug. 16, 1987, Sullivan, 27, of Chandler was among 156 people 154 on Northwest Flight 255 and two motorists on the ground who all died in the second-worst airplane disaster in U.S. history. As of 2016, it ranks as the fourth deadliest aviation crash in United States history, and the fourth deadliest for the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft line. James Wieging was already en route to Detroit Metropolitan Airport.. 255. As Joanne and David began to leave, her grandmother cried. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. (Photo courtesy of Karl Sup). They arrived early, got a bite to eat and then Donnie saw his daughter off at the gate. EJ Montini: Aug.16, 1987, Northwest Flight 255 took off from Detroit, bound for . Flames were coming up from both sides as I drove over the top of the bridge.. The DC-10, carrying 13 crew . When it hit the ground it just crumbled like a piece of paper, he said. One of the passengers on Northwest Airlines Flight 255, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Detroit . She went on to be raised by relatives, graduated college, got married and led a successful life. 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