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style="padding-bottom:0.3em;">Northwest Airlines Flight 1482 Northwest Airlines Flight 299</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Northwest_Airlines_Flight_1482%EF%BC%88N3313L%EF%BC%89_wreckage.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_1482%EF%BC%88N3313L%EF%BC%89_wreckage.jpg/220px-Northwest_Airlines_Flight_1482%EF%BC%88N3313L%EF%BC%89_wreckage.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_1482%EF%BC%88N3313L%EF%BC%89_wreckage.jpg/330px-Northwest_Airlines_Flight_1482%EF%BC%88N3313L%EF%BC%89_wreckage.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_1482%EF%BC%88N3313L%EF%BC%89_wreckage.jpg/440px-Northwest_Airlines_Flight_1482%EF%BC%88N3313L%EF%BC%89_wreckage.jpg 2x" data-file-width="926" data-file-height="653" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:1.3em;">Wreckage of Flight 1482.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #082567; color: white">Accident</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Date</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">December 3, 1990<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-12-03</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Summary</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Runway_collision" class="mw-redirect" title="Runway collision">Runway collision</a> in fog due to <a href="/wiki/Pilot_error" title="Pilot error">pilot</a> and <a href="/wiki/Air_traffic_control" title="Air traffic control">ATC</a> error, in addition to poor taxiway conditions</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Site</th><td class="infobox-data flabel location" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Metropolitan_Wayne_County_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport">Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> <br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=1990_Wayne_County_Airport_runway_collision&params=42_12_45_N_83_21_12_W_type:event"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">42°12′45″N</span> <span class="longitude">83°21′12″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">42.21250°N 83.35333°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">42.21250; -83.35333</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Total fatalities</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">8</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Total injuries</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">10</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Total survivors</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">190</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #082567; color: white">First aircraft</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:N_Northwest_AL_DC9-10_N3313L_DFW_Oct90.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/N_Northwest_AL_DC9-10_N3313L_DFW_Oct90.jpg/220px-N_Northwest_AL_DC9-10_N3313L_DFW_Oct90.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/N_Northwest_AL_DC9-10_N3313L_DFW_Oct90.jpg/330px-N_Northwest_AL_DC9-10_N3313L_DFW_Oct90.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/N_Northwest_AL_DC9-10_N3313L_DFW_Oct90.jpg/440px-N_Northwest_AL_DC9-10_N3313L_DFW_Oct90.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1910" data-file-height="1274" /></a></span> <br />N3313L, the Northwest Airlines Douglas DC-9-14 involved, seen at <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Fort_Worth_International_Airport" title="Dallas Fort Worth International Airport">Dallas Fort Worth International Airport</a> in 1990 in a previous livery</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-9-14" class="mw-redirect" title="McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14">McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlines" title="Northwest Airlines">Northwest Airlines</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">IATA flight No.</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">NW1482</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">ICAO flight No.</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">NWA1482</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Call sign</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">NORTHWEST 1482</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_registration" title="Aircraft registration">Registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">N3313L</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Flight origin</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Metropolitan_Wayne_County_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport">Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Destination</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_International_Airport" title="Pittsburgh International Airport">Pittsburgh International Airport</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Occupants</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">44</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Passengers</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">40</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Crew</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Fatalities</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">8</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Injuries</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">10</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Survivors</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">36</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #082567; color: white">Second aircraft</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Boeing_727-251-Adv,_Northwest_Airlines_AN0213040.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Boeing_727-251-Adv%2C_Northwest_Airlines_AN0213040.jpg/220px-Boeing_727-251-Adv%2C_Northwest_Airlines_AN0213040.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Boeing_727-251-Adv%2C_Northwest_Airlines_AN0213040.jpg/330px-Boeing_727-251-Adv%2C_Northwest_Airlines_AN0213040.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Boeing_727-251-Adv%2C_Northwest_Airlines_AN0213040.jpg/440px-Boeing_727-251-Adv%2C_Northwest_Airlines_AN0213040.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="717" /></a></span> <br />The accident aircraft in December 1993 after repair and return to service</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Boeing_727-251-Adv" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing 727-251-Adv">Boeing 727-251-Adv</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlines" title="Northwest Airlines">Northwest Airlines</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">IATA flight No.</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">NW299</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">ICAO flight No.</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">NWA299</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Call sign</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">NORTHWEST 299</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Registration</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">N278US</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Flight origin</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Metropolitan_Wayne_County_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport">Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Destination</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Memphis_International_Airport" title="Memphis International Airport">Memphis International Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Occupants</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">154</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Passengers</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">146</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Crew</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">8</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Fatalities</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Injuries</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Survivors</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">154</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>On December 3, 1990, two <a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlines" title="Northwest Airlines">Northwest Airlines</a> jetliners collided at <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Metropolitan_Wayne_County_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport">Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport</a>. <b>Flight 1482</b>, a scheduled <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-9" title="McDonnell Douglas DC-9">Douglas DC-9-14</a> operating from Detroit to <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_International_Airport" title="Pittsburgh International Airport">Pittsburgh International Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taxiing" title="Taxiing">taxied</a> by mistake onto an active <a href="/wiki/Runway" title="Runway">runway</a> in dense fog and was hit by a departing <a href="/wiki/Boeing_727" title="Boeing 727">Boeing 727</a> operating as <b>Flight 299</b> to <a href="/wiki/Memphis_International_Airport" title="Memphis International Airport">Memphis International Airport</a>. One member of the crew and seven passengers of the DC-9 were killed.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-91-05_Final_Report_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-91-05_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 1">: 1 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Levin_NYT_12.04.90_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Levin_NYT_12.04.90-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accident">Accident</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990_Wayne_County_Airport_runway_collision&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Accident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Northwest Airlines Flight 1482, a Douglas DC-9-14, was cleared from the gate toward Runway 03C, but it missed turning onto <a href="/wiki/Taxiway" title="Taxiway">Taxiway</a> Oscar<span class="nowrap"> </span>6 and instead entered the outer taxiway. To correct the error, the crew was instructed to turn right onto Taxiway X-ray, but they instead turned onto the active runway, 03C. They realized the mistake and contacted <a href="/wiki/Air_traffic_control" title="Air traffic control">air traffic control</a>, which instructed them to leave the runway immediately. </p><p>Five seconds later (at 13:45 EST), the crew saw the <a href="/wiki/Boeing_727" title="Boeing 727">Boeing 727</a>, Northwest Flight 299 to Memphis, heading toward them on its takeoff roll. The 727's wing cut through the right side of the DC-9's <a href="/wiki/Fuselage" title="Fuselage">fuselage</a> just below the windows, then continued aft, finally cutting off the DC-9's right side (#2) engine. The DC-9 caught fire and was destroyed.<sup id="cite_ref-asn1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asn1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Captain_(aviation)" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain (aviation)">captain</a> of the DC-9 escaped from the aircraft through the left sliding window. Eighteen people escaped the plane from the left overwing exit, 13 people escaped through the left main boarding door and four people jumped from the right service door. The rear jumpseat <a href="/wiki/Flight_attendant" title="Flight attendant">flight attendant</a> and a passenger died from smoke inhalation in the DC-9's tail cone; the tail cone release was not activated. Later, an investigation determined that the release mechanism was mechanically inoperable.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-91-05_Final_Report_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-91-05_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 9">: 9 </span></sup> </p><p>Of the surviving passengers, the NTSB stated that 10 received serious injuries and 23 received minor or no injuries. The three surviving crew members received minor or no injuries. The NTSB added that it did not receive medical records for three passengers who were admitted to a burn center; for purposes of the report, the NTSB labeled their injuries as serious. The NTSB also did not receive medical records for the copilot and six passengers who were treated and released from area hospitals; for the purposes of the report, the NTSB assumed that they had received minor injuries.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-91-05_Final_Report_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-91-05_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 11">: 11 </span></sup> </p><p>After the collision, the 727 flight crew immediately initiated a <a href="/wiki/Rejected_takeoff" title="Rejected takeoff">rejected takeoff</a> and was able to stop the aircraft safely on the remaining runway.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-91-05_Final_Report_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-91-05_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 4">: 4 </span></sup> The captain then shut down all three engines and ascertained that no one on board had been injured and that the aircraft was only lightly damaged. Deciding that no immediate danger existed, he did not order an emergency evacuation, and the passengers and crew deplaned using the rear <a href="/wiki/Airstair" title="Airstair">airstair</a> after the aircraft was sprayed with <a href="/wiki/Fire_retardant" title="Fire retardant">fire retardant</a> foam as a precaution.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-91-05_Final_Report_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-91-05_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 37">: 37 </span></sup> The 727 sustained a damaged <a href="/wiki/Airfoil" title="Airfoil">wing</a> and was later repaired.<sup id="cite_ref-asn2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asn2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Northwest_Airlines_Flight_299%EF%BC%88N278US%EF%BC%89_.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_299%EF%BC%88N278US%EF%BC%89_.jpg/250px-Northwest_Airlines_Flight_299%EF%BC%88N278US%EF%BC%89_.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_299%EF%BC%88N278US%EF%BC%89_.jpg/375px-Northwest_Airlines_Flight_299%EF%BC%88N278US%EF%BC%89_.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_299%EF%BC%88N278US%EF%BC%89_.jpg/500px-Northwest_Airlines_Flight_299%EF%BC%88N278US%EF%BC%89_.jpg 2x" data-file-width="918" data-file-height="619" /></a><figcaption>Damage of N278US</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft_and_crew">Aircraft and crew</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990_Wayne_County_Airport_runway_collision&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Aircraft and crew"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The DC-9 operating Flight 1482, <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_registration" title="Aircraft registration">registered</a> as N3313L, was built in 1966 and had a total of 62,253 operating hours. The plane was delivered new to <a href="/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines" title="Delta Air Lines">Delta</a>, which sold it to <a href="/wiki/Southern_Airways" title="Southern Airways">Southern Airways</a> in 1973. It became part of Northwest's fleet after the 1986 acquisition of Southern's successor, <a href="/wiki/Republic_Airlines" title="Republic Airlines">Republic Airlines</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-91-05_Final_Report_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-91-05_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 87">: 87 </span></sup> It was declared a total loss and scrapped following this accident. The crew consisted of Captain William Lovelace (52), who had logged 23,000 flight hours with 4,000 hours in the DC-9, and First Officer James Schifferns (43), who had logged 4,685 flight hours with 185 hours in the DC-9.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-91-05_Final_Report_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-91-05_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 12">: 12 </span></sup> </p><p>The Boeing 727 operating Flight 299 was registered N278US and had been delivered to Northwest in 1975. It had 37,310 operating hours. The aircraft was repaired and continued in service for Northwest until 1995. N278US was flown by <a href="/wiki/Kitty_Hawk_Aircargo" title="Kitty Hawk Aircargo">Kitty Hawk Aircargo</a> before being scrapped in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-91-05_Final_Report_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-91-05_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 87">: 87 </span></sup> The crew consisted of Captain Robert Ouellette (42), who had logged 10,400 flight hours with 5,400 hours on the 727, First Officer William Hagedorn (37), who had logged 5,400 flight hours with 2,350 hours on the 727, and Flight Engineer Darren Owen (31), who had logged 3,300 flight hours with 900 hours on the 727.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-91-05_Final_Report_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-91-05_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 14">: 14 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Investigation">Investigation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990_Wayne_County_Airport_runway_collision&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Investigation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The accident was investigated by the <a href="/wiki/National_Transportation_Safety_Board" title="National Transportation Safety Board">National Transportation Safety Board</a>, which determined the probable cause of the accident to be: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>a lack of proper crew coordination, including a virtual reversal of roles by the DC-9 pilots, which led to their failure to stop taxiing their airplane and alert the ground controller of their positional uncertainty promptly before and after intruding onto the active runway. </p><p>Contributing to the cause of the accident were (1) deficiencies in the air traffic control services provided by the Detroit <a href="/wiki/Control_tower" class="mw-redirect" title="Control tower">tower</a>, including failure of the ground controller to take timely action to alert the local controller to the possible <a href="/wiki/Runway_incursion" title="Runway incursion">runway incursion</a>, inadequate visibility observations, failure to use progressive taxi instructions in low-visibility conditions, and issuance of inappropriate and confusing taxi instructions compounded by inadequate backup supervision for the level of experience of the staff on duty; (2) deficiencies in the surface markings, signage, and lighting at the airport and the failure of <a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">Federal Aviation Administration</a> surveillance to detect or correct any of these deficiencies; and (3) failure of Northwest Airlines, Inc., to provide adequate <a href="/wiki/Cockpit_resource_management" class="mw-redirect" title="Cockpit resource management">cockpit resource management</a> training to their line aircrews. </p><p> Contributing to the fatalities in the accident was the inoperability of the DC-9 internal tail cone release mechanism. Contributing to the number and severity of injuries was the failure of the crew of the DC-9 to properly execute the passenger evacuation.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-91-05_Final_Report_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-91-05_Final_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 79">: 79 </span></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990_Wayne_County_Airport_runway_collision&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The accident is featured in the fourth episode of Season 20 of <i><a href="/wiki/Mayday_(Canadian_TV_series)" title="Mayday (Canadian TV series)">Mayday</a>,</i> also known as <i>Air Crash Investigation.</i> The episode is titled "Taxiway Turmoil."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990_Wayne_County_Airport_runway_collision&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output 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742">Viasa Flight 742</a> <small>(1969)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Airlines_Flight_853" title="Allegheny Airlines Flight 853">Allegheny Airlines Flight 853</a> <small>(1969)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominicana_DC-9_air_disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Dominicana DC-9 air disaster">1970 Dominicana air disaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Shuttle_Flight_1320" title="Eastern Air Lines Shuttle Flight 1320">Eastern Air Lines Shuttle Flight 1320</a> <small>(1970)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ALM_Flight_980" title="ALM Flight 980">ALM Flight 980</a> <small>(1970)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Airways_Flight_932" title="Southern Airways Flight 932">Southern Airways Flight 932</a> <small>(1970)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hughes_Airwest_Flight_706" title="Hughes Airwest Flight 706">Hughes Airwest Flight 706</a> <small>(1971)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Turkish_Airlines_Adana_crash" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 Turkish Airlines Adana crash">1972 Turkish Airlines Adana crash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JAT_Flight_367" title="JAT Flight 367">JAT Flight 367</a> <small>(1972)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EgyptAir_Flight_763" title="EgyptAir Flight 763">EgyptAir Flight 763</a> <small>(1972)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_9570" title="Delta Air Lines Flight 9570">Delta Air Lines Flight 9570</a> <small>(1972)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines_System_Flight_130" title="Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 130">Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 130</a> <small>(1972)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Airways_Flight_49" title="Southern Airways Flight 49">Southern Airways Flight 49</a> <small>(1972)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Chicago%E2%80%93O%27Hare_runway_collision" title="1972 Chicago–O'Hare runway collision">1972 Chicago–O'Hare runway collision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Nantes_mid-air_collision" title="1973 Nantes mid-air collision">1973 Nantes mid-air collision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerom%C3%A9xico_Flight_229" title="Aeroméxico Flight 229">Aeroméxico Flight 229</a> <small>(1973)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_723" title="Delta Air Lines Flight 723">Delta Air Lines Flight 723</a> <small>(1973)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_212" title="Eastern Air Lines Flight 212">Eastern Air Lines Flight 212</a> <small>(1974)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avensa_Flight_358" title="Avensa Flight 358">Avensa Flight 358</a> <small>(1974)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inex-Adria_Aviopromet_Flight_450" title="Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450">Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450</a> <small>(1975)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Zagreb_mid-air_collision" title="1976 Zagreb mid-air collision">1976 Zagreb mid-air collision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Airways_Flight_242" title="Southern Airways Flight 242">Southern Airways Flight 242</a> <small>(1977)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Canada_Flight_189" title="Air Canada Flight 189">Air Canada Flight 189</a> <small>(1978)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TWA_Flight_541" title="TWA Flight 541">TWA Flight 541</a> <small>(1978)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alitalia_Flight_4128" title="Alitalia Flight 4128">Alitalia Flight 4128</a> <small>(1978)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itavia_Flight_870" title="Itavia Flight 870">Itavia Flight 870</a> <small>(1980)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garuda_Indonesian_Airways_Flight_206" title="Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 206">Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 206</a> <small>(1981)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerom%C3%A9xico_Flight_230" title="Aeroméxico Flight 230">Aeroméxico Flight 230</a> <small>(1981)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerom%C3%A9xico_Flight_110" title="Aeroméxico Flight 110">Aeroméxico Flight 110</a> <small>(1981)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avensa_Flight_007" title="Avensa Flight 007">Avensa Flight 007</a> <small>(1983)</small></li> 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<small>(1987)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Airlines_Flight_1713" title="Continental Airlines Flight 1713">Continental Airlines Flight 1713</a> <small>(1987)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evergreen_International_Airlines_Flight_17" title="Evergreen International Airlines Flight 17">Evergreen International Airlines Flight 17</a> <small>(1988)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alitalia_Flight_404" title="Alitalia Flight 404">Alitalia Flight 404</a> <small>(1990)</small></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1990 Wayne County Airport runway collision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_International_Airlines_Flight_590" title="Ryan International Airlines Flight 590">Ryan International Airlines Flight 590</a> <small>(1991)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aeropostal_Alas_de_Venezuela_Flight_108" title="Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 108">Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 108</a> <small>(1991)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_System_Flight_451" title="Japan Air System Flight 451">Japan Air System Flight 451</a> <small>(1993)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USAir_Flight_1016" title="USAir Flight 1016">USAir Flight 1016</a> <small>(1994)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intercontinental_de_Aviaci%C3%B3n_Flight_256" title="Intercontinental de Aviación Flight 256">Intercontinental de Aviación Flight 256</a> <small>(1995)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ValuJet_Flight_592" title="ValuJet Flight 592">ValuJet Flight 592</a> <small>(1996)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austral_L%C3%ADneas_A%C3%A9reas_Flight_2553" title="Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553">Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553</a> <small>(1997)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cebu_Pacific_Flight_387" title="Cebu Pacific Flight 387">Cebu Pacific Flight 387</a> <small>(1998)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TAESA_Flight_725" title="TAESA Flight 725">TAESA Flight 725</a> <small>(1999)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sosoliso_Airlines_Flight_1145" title="Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145">Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145</a> <small>(2005)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Mexico_DC-9_drug_bust" title="2006 Mexico DC-9 drug bust">2006 Mexico drug bust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hewa_Bora_Airways_Flight_122" title="Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122">Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122</a> <small>(2008)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><small>MD-80</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Inex-Adria_Aviopromet_Flight_1308" title="Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308">Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308</a> <small>(1981)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_255" title="Northwest Airlines Flight 255">Northwest Airlines Flight 255</a> <small>(1987)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austral_L%C3%ADneas_A%C3%A9reas_Flight_046" title="Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046">Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046</a> <small>(1988)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines_System_Flight_751" title="Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751">Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751</a> <small>(1991)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines_Flight_5398" title="China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398">China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398</a> <small>(1993)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Northern_Airlines_Flight_6901" title="China Northern Airlines Flight 6901">China Northern Airlines Flight 6901</a> <small>(1993)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines_System_Flight_347" title="Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 347">Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 347</a> <small>(1994)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TWA_Flight_427" class="mw-redirect" title="TWA Flight 427">TWA Flight 427</a> <small>(1994)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_1572" title="American Airlines Flight 1572">American Airlines Flight 1572</a> <small>(1995)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1288" title="Delta Air Lines Flight 1288">Delta Air Lines Flight 1288</a> <small>(1996)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Air_Flight_1533" title="Korean Air Flight 1533">Korean Air Flight 1533</a> <small>(1999)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_1420" title="American Airlines Flight 1420">American Airlines Flight 1420</a> <small>(1999)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alaska_Airlines_Flight_261" title="Alaska Airlines Flight 261">Alaska Airlines Flight 261</a> <small>(2000)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linate_Airport_disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Linate Airport disaster">2001 Linate Airport disaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Northern_Airlines_Flight_6136" title="China Northern Airlines Flight 6136">China Northern Airlines Flight 6136</a> <small>(2002)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lion_Air_Flight_538" title="Lion Air Flight 538">Lion Air Flight 538</a> <small>(2004)</small></li> <li><a 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Cooper">Flight 305</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Orient_Airlines_Flight_6231" title="Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231">Flight 6231</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_255" title="Northwest Airlines Flight 255">Flight 255</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_5_(1990)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northwest Airlines Flight 5 (1990)">Flight 5</a> (1990)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Flights 1482 and Flight 299</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_85" title="Northwest Airlines Flight 85">Flight 85</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_327" title="Northwest Airlines Flight 327">Flight 327</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_188" title="Northwest Airlines Flight 188">Flight 188</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_253" title="Northwest Airlines Flight 253">Flight 253</a> (2009)</li></ul> 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style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;padding-left:0.5em;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jan 13</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_6246" title="Aeroflot Flight 6246">Aeroflot Flight 6246</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jan 16</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/SANSA_Flight_32" title="SANSA Flight 32">SANSA Flight 32</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jan 25</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Avianca_Flight_052" title="Avianca Flight 052">Avianca Flight 052</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Feb 11</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1990_British_Army_Gazelle_shootdown" title="1990 British Army Gazelle shootdown">British Army Gazelle shootdown</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Feb 14</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_605" title="Indian Airlines Flight 605">Indian Airlines Flight 605</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Apr 9</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Southeast_Airlines_Flight_2254" title="Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254">Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Apr 12</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Wider%C3%B8e_Flight_839" title="Widerøe Flight 839">Widerøe Flight 839</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Apr 30</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1990_Scotland_RAF_Shackleton_crash" title="1990 Scotland RAF Shackleton crash">RAF Shackleton crash</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">May 11</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a 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149</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Aug 27</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Death_of_Stevie_Ray_Vaughan" title="Death of Stevie Ray Vaughan">Stevie Ray Vaughan helicopter crash</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Sep 11</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1990_Faucett_Per%C3%BA_Boeing_727_disappearance" title="1990 Faucett Perú Boeing 727 disappearance">Faucett Perú Boeing 727 disappearance</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Oct 2</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1990_Guangzhou_Baiyun_airport_collisions" title="1990 Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions">Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Nov 14</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Alitalia_Flight_404" title="Alitalia Flight 404">Alitalia Flight 404</a></div></div><div><div 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_5_(1990)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northwest Airlines Flight 5 (1990)">Northwest Airlines Flight 5</a> (January 4 1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avianca_Flight_052" title="Avianca Flight 052">Avianca Flight 052</a> (January 25 1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Southeast_Airlines_Flight_2254" title="Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254">Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254</a> (April 1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_of_Stevie_Ray_Vaughan" title="Death of Stevie Ray Vaughan">Death of Stevie Ray Vaughan</a> (August 190)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Wayne County Airport runway collision</a> (December 1990)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1991</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1991_Los_Angeles_Airport_runway_collision" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 Los Angeles Airport runway collision">Los Angeles Airport runway collision</a> (February 1 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_International_Airlines_Flight_590" title="Ryan International Airlines Flight 590">Ryan International Airlines Flight 590</a> (February 17 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_585" title="United Airlines Flight 585">United Airlines Flight 585</a> (March 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merion_air_disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Merion air disaster">Merion air disaster</a> (April 4 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Southeast_Airlines_Flight_2311" title="Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311">Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311</a> (April 5 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%27Express_Airlines_Flight_508" title="L'Express Airlines Flight 508">L'Express Airlines Flight 508</a> (July 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Express_Flight_2574" title="Continental Express Flight 2574">Continental Express Flight 2574</a> (September 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Vallejo_helicopter_crash" title="1991 Vallejo helicopter crash">Vallejo helicopter crash</a> (October 1991)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1992</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CommutAir_Flight_4821" title="CommutAir Flight 4821">CommutAir Flight 4821</a> (January 1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Transport_International_Flight_805" title="Air Transport International Flight 805">Air Transport International Flight 805</a> (February 1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USAir_Flight_405" title="USAir Flight 405">USAir Flight 405</a> (March 1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Eagle_Flight_5456" title="American Eagle Flight 5456">American Eagle Flight 5456</a> (June 7 1992)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GP_Express_Airlines_Flight_861" title="GP Express Airlines Flight 861">GP Express Airlines Flight 861</a> (June 8 1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TWA_Flight_843" title="TWA Flight 843">TWA Flight 843</a> (July 1992)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1993</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lufthansa_Flight_592" title="Lufthansa Flight 592">Lufthansa Flight 592</a> (February 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Lines_Cargo_Flight_46E" title="Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 46E">Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 46E</a> (March 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Kulwicki_plane_crash" class="mw-redirect" title="Alan Kulwicki plane crash">Alan Kulwicki plane crash</a> (April 1 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines_Flight_583" title="China Eastern Airlines Flight 583">China Eastern Airlines Flight 583</a> (April 6 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_102" title="American Airlines Flight 102">American Airlines Flight 102</a> (April 14 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_International_Airways_Flight_808" title="American International Airways Flight 808">American International Airways Flight 808</a> (August 1993)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlink_Flight_5719" title="Northwest Airlink Flight 5719">Northwest Airlink Flight 5719</a> (December 1993)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1994</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Express_Flight_6291" title="United Express Flight 6291">United Express Flight 6291</a> (January 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Ramp_disaster" title="Green Ramp disaster">Green Ramp disaster</a> (March 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Express_Flight_705" title="Federal Express Flight 705">Federal Express Flight 705</a> (April 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Fairchild_Air_Force_Base_B-52_crash" title="1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash">Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash</a> (June 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USAir_Flight_1016" title="USAir Flight 1016">USAir Flight 1016</a> (July 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USAir_Flight_427" title="USAir Flight 427">USAir Flight 427</a> (September 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Eagle_Flight_4184" title="American Eagle Flight 4184">American Eagle Flight 4184</a> (October 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TWA_Flight_427" class="mw-redirect" title="TWA Flight 427">TWA Flight 427</a> (November 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flagship_Airlines_Flight_3379" title="Flagship Airlines Flight 3379">Flagship Airlines Flight 3379</a> (December 1994)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1995</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Transport_International_Flight_782" title="Air Transport International Flight 782">Air Transport International Flight 782</a> (February 1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Southeast_Airlines_Flight_529" title="Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529">Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529</a> (August 1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Alaska_Boeing_E-3_Sentry_accident" title="1995 Alaska Boeing E-3 Sentry accident">Alaska Boeing E-3 Sentry accident</a> (September 1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_1572" title="American Airlines Flight 1572">American Airlines Flight 1572</a> (November 1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tower_Air_Flight_41" title="Tower Air Flight 41">Tower Air Flight 41</a> (December 1995)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1996</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ValuJet_Flight_592" title="ValuJet Flight 592">ValuJet Flight 592</a> (May 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastwind_Airlines_Flight_517" title="Eastwind Airlines Flight 517">Eastwind Airlines Flight 517</a> (June 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1288" title="Delta Air Lines Flight 1288">Delta Air Lines Flight 1288</a> (July 6 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TWA_Flight_800" title="TWA Flight 800">TWA Flight 800</a> (July 17 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FedEx_Express_Flight_1406" title="FedEx Express Flight 1406">FedEx Express Flight 1406</a> (September 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Quincy_Airport_disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 Quincy Airport disaster">Quincy Airport disaster</a> (November 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airborne_Express_Flight_827" title="Airborne Express Flight 827">Airborne Express Flight 827</a> (December 22 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_New_Hampshire_Learjet_crash" title="1996 New Hampshire Learjet crash">New Hampshire Learjet crash</a> (December 24 1996)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1997</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comair_Flight_3272" title="Comair Flight 3272">Comair Flight 3272</a> (January 1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FedEx_Express_Flight_14" title="FedEx Express Flight 14">FedEx Express Flight 14</a> (July 1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Air_Flight_801" title="Korean Air Flight 801">Korean Air Flight 801</a> (August 6 1997)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fine_Air_Flight_101" title="Fine Air Flight 101">Fine Air Flight 101</a> (August 7 1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Denver#Death" title="John Denver">John Denver</a> (October 1997)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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