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A fire developed in an aft lavatory, eventually filling the plane with smoke and destroying some electrical cables. The plane made a successful emergency landing, but during evacuation a flashover occurred that caused the death of half the original occupants. January 11, 1983 3 0 0 United Airlines Flight 2885: Romulus: Michigan: Douglas DC-8-54F
Data from flight tracker FlightAware showed a plane leaving the small airport at 2:07 p.m. before its flight ended at 2:09 p.m., which is the time that police said they received a notification ...
This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).
On August 16, 1987, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, operating as Northwest Airlines Flight 255, crashed shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, about 8:46 pm EDT (00:46 UTC August 17), resulting in the deaths of all six crew members and 148 of the 149 passengers, along with two people on the ground.
A pilot and crew member ejected from a vintage jet that crashed at a Michigan air show on Sunday, 13 August. Officials said the pair escaped serious injury and were taken to hospital after a ...
Michigan State Police said Sunday that the victims were a 29-year-old man from Carson City who was driving a Ford pickup and three relatives from Lansing who were in a Chevy Trax. They were identified as a 20-year-old female, a 43-year-old female and a 47-year-old male. Police did not say how they were related.
Michigan State desperately needs a win, days after the school told suspended coach Mel Tucker it intends to fire him and a week after getting routed by No. 8 Washington. Maryland has high hopes ...
Most of the team killed as plane hit tree line and exploded upon impact as it made final approach to Tri-State Airport in Ceredo, West Virginia. Plane was flying team back to campus after game at East Carolina University. Among those killed were 37 players and 9 coaching staff members. 13 October 1972: Old Christians Club: Rugby union ...