All but one passenger, 4-year-old killed in Flight 255 crash After striking the roof of a rental car building, the plane crashed onto Middlebelt Road at about 8:46 p.m. Flames erupted across the ...

Joan Pontante, left, and Gloria Best place on hearts photographs of family members who died in the Northwest Airlines flight 255 crash in 1987. The Northwest Airlines flight crashed in Romulus ...

On Aug. 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed mere minutes after takeoff beneath the Interstate 94 overpass on Middlebelt Road near Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

Friday marks 37 years since the deadliest plane crash in Michigan. Northwest Flight 255 went down just minutes after takeoff from Detroit Metro Airport crashing into I-94 in Romulus. More than 150 ...

7th deadliest plane crash in US history WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – It’s been 37 years since Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed onto I-94, killing all but one passenger.

Friday marks 37 years since the deadliest plane crash in Michigan history. On August 16, 1987, Northwest Flight 255 took off from Romulus headed for Arizona — it didn’t make it far.

FILE - Flowers and pictures are shown at the memorial in Romulus, Mich., to mark the 25th anniversary of the crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 near Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Aug. 16, 2012.

Many still remember the tragedy that struck Michigan 37 years ago — the deadliest plane crash in the state's history. On Aug. 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed mere minutes after ...

An Air India flight crashed shortly after takeoff, killing at least 290 people, with one survivor. The tragedy draws parallels to the 1987 Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crash, where Cecelia Cichan ...

Many still remember the tragedy that struck Michigan 37 years ago — the deadliest plane crash in the state's history. On Aug. 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed mere minutes after ...