Northwest Airlines Flight 255

Summary

Northwest Airlines Flight 255 is an aircraft crash^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of aircraft_crash entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,915 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Northwest Airlines Flight 255 is located in Michigan^[3].
• Northwest Airlines Flight 255 is in the country of United States^[4].
• Northwest Airlines Flight 255's instance of is recorded as aircraft crash^[5].
• Northwest Airlines Flight 255's item operated is recorded as McDonnell Douglas MD-82^[6].
• Northwest Airlines Flight 255 is operated by Northwest Airlines^[7].
• Northwest Airlines Flight 255 took place at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport^[8].
• Northwest Airlines Flight 255's Commons category is recorded as Northwest Airlines Flight 255^[9].
• Northwest Airlines Flight 255 took place on August 16, 1987^[10].
• Northwest Airlines Flight 255's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 42.24, 'longitude': -83.3277}^[11].
• Northwest Airlines Flight 255 resulted in {'amount': '+156'} deaths^[12].
• Northwest Airlines Flight 255's depicted by is recorded as Alarming Silence^[13].
• Northwest Airlines Flight 255's described by source is recorded as Mayday^[14].
• Northwest Airlines Flight 255's start point is recorded as Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport^[15].
• Northwest Airlines Flight 255's destination point is recorded as Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport^[16].
• Northwest Airlines Flight 255's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[17].
• Northwest Airlines Flight 255's vessel is recorded as McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90 family^[18].
• Northwest Airlines Flight 255's different from is recorded as Northwest Airlines Flight 253^[19].

Body

When and Where

Northwest Airlines Flight 255 took place on August 16, 1987^[10]. It took place at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport^[8]. It is in the country of United States^[4].

Context

Northwest Airlines Flight 255's instance of is recorded as aircraft crash^[5].

Outcome and Impact

Northwest Airlines Flight 255 resulted in {'amount': '+156'} deaths^[12].

Why It Matters

Northwest Airlines Flight 255 ranks in the top 4% of aircraft_crash entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,915 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]