Air Crash Investigation - S09E02 Alarming Silence (Northwest Airlines Flight 255)

National Geographic, Cineflix Productions

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Title: Air Crash Investigation - S09E02 Alarming Silence (Northwest Airlines Flight 255)
Producer: National Geographic, Cineflix Productions
Category: Mystery, Air Crash Investigation (Mayday)
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Added: Nov 20th 2011
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On 16 August 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 stalled as it lifted off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport and crashed just beyond the runway killing 156 people including 2 on the ground. The investigation showed the pilots failed to configure the aircraft's flaps and slats for takeoff.

Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-82.
Cause of disaster: Pilot error (failed to configure the aircraft's flaps/slats.)

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