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 ...

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.

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.

Remembering Cecelia Cichan, ... It's been 37 years since the crash of flight 255, and Hank Winchester remembers covering the story of the lone survivor. MORE VIDEOS. No description available.

Decades later Steven and his wife returned to a marker in Phoenix to honor Bill, a passenger on Flight 255. “I tell everyone I don't need a birthday because it’s not a happy day,” said Steven.