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Mayday · S09E03

Alarming Silence (Northwest Airlines Flight 255)

Still from Mayday S09E03

Summary

On 16 August 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 stalls as it lifts off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport and crashes just beyond the runway, killing 154 of the 155 people on board and two people on the ground. The investigation showed that the pilots failed to configure the aircraft's flaps and slats for takeoff.

Guest stars

  • Michael Kremko as John Clark
  • Bill Lake as Captain Maus
  • Brendan Murray as Air Traffic Controller
  • Christopher Sawchyn as Jack Drake
  • Jake Simmons as First Officer Dodds
  • John Cox as John Cox