It has been 37 years since Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed after taking off from Detroit Metro Airport, marking the deadliest plane crash in Michigan's history.

Every commercial jet crash is horrifying, but the crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 moments after takeoff from Detroit seemed particularly so. Even the story of the sole survivor, the one ...

The crash of Flight 255 on Aug. 16, ... 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 ...

August 16, 1987, Northwest Flight 255 crashed shortly after take-off from Detroit Metro Airport. The devastation claimed the lives of six crew members and 148 passengers, along with two people on ...

Many still remember the tragedy that struck Michigan 36 years ago — the deadliest plane crash in the state's history. On Aug. 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed mere minutes after ...

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

Cecelia Cichan was just four when she became the sole survivor of doomed Northwest Airlines Flight 255. ... 01:55, 16 Aug 2012 Updated 16:40, 16 Aug 2012. It is a story of survival that defies belief.

The crash of Flight 255 on Aug. 16, 1987, is known as the deadliest plane crash in Michigan history. Memorial services are held every year. Michigan marks 37 years since tragic Northwest Flight ...