Runway incursion in fog due to pilot and ATC error, in addition to poor taxiway conditions
Site
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Michigan 42°12′45″N83°21′12″W / 42.21250°N 83.35333°W / 42.21250; -83.35333
Total fatalities
8
Total injuries
10
Total survivors
190
First aircraft
N3313L, the Northwest Airlines Douglas DC-9-14 involved, seen at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in 1990 in a previous livery
Type
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14
Operator
Northwest Airlines
IATA flight No.
NW1482
ICAO flight No.
NWA1482
Call sign
NORTHWEST 1482
Registration
N3313L
Flight origin
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Michigan
Destination
Pittsburgh International Airport
Occupants
44
Passengers
40
Crew
4
Fatalities
8
Injuries
10
Survivors
36
Second aircraft
The accident aircraft in December 1993 after repair and return to service
Type
Boeing 727-251-Adv
Operator
Northwest Airlines
IATA flight No.
NW299
ICAO flight No.
NWA299
Call sign
NORTHWEST 299
Registration
N278US
Flight origin
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Michigan
Destination
Memphis International Airport, Tennessee
Occupants
154
Passengers
146
Crew
8
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Survivors
154
On December 3, 1990, two Northwest Airlines jetliners collided at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Flight 1482, a scheduled Douglas DC-9-14 operating from Detroit to Pittsburgh International Airport, taxied by mistake onto an active runway in dense fog and was hit by a departing Boeing 727 operating as Flight 299 to Memphis International Airport. One member of the crew and seven passengers of the DC-9 were killed.[1]: 1 [2]
^Aircraft Accident Report, Northwest Airlines Inc. Flights 1482 and 299, Runway Incursion and Collision, Detroit Metropolitan/Wayne County Airport, Romulus, Michigan, December 3, 1990 (PDF) (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. June 25, 1991. NTSB/AAR-91/05. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
^Levin, Doron P. (December 4, 1990). "COLLISION IN DETROIT; At Least 8 Die in Collision On Detroit Airport Runway". The New York Times. p. B16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
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