Northwest Airlines Flight 255

1Survivors

155On board

Accident details

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From: 000
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Passengers: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Crew: XX-XXXX
Summary: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxx

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What happened

A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crashes on takeoff from Detroit as a result of pilot error. Of 155 on board, four-year-old Cecelia Cichan is the only survivor. Two people on the ground in a car also are killed.

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