151K views · 3K reactions | S09E02 "Alarming Silence" Northwest Airlines Flight 255 | Aircrash Investigation - Mayday | Facebook

The plane can't fly 🛫😨• •✈️: Northwest Airlines Flight 255📹 : Air Crash Investigation Season 9 Episode 2• •On 16 August 1987, shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 stalls and crashes just beyond the runway, killing all but 1 of the 155 people on board and 2 people on the ground. Subsequent investigation showed that the pilots failed to configure the aircraft's flaps and slats for takeoff. It was also discovered that the aural takeoff warning di

106K views · 560 reactions |  #OTD in 1987 – ✈️ As Northwest Airlines Flight 255 prepares for takeoff in Detroit, a last-minute runway change creates confusion in the cockpit. Moments later, disaster strikes.  Watch the full episode on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/O2ELKqvmX6k | Mayday / Air Crash Investigation / Air Disasters | Facebook

In August 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed seconds after taking off from Detroit, erupting into flames and killing 154 people on board and two more on the ground. Amid the devastation, rescue workers found something they never expected: 4-year-old Cecelia Cichan, still strapped into her seat, alive. She was the sole survivor, discovered buried in wreckage and shielded by the seat that held her. Cecelia lost her parents and brother in the crash—but she survived a disaster no one else d