A Fateful Takeoff: The Tragic Saga of Northwest Airlines Flight #255 | Mayday: Air Disaster

On August 16th, 1987, at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Northwest Airlines Flight #255 faced operational hurdles, including weather delays and a last-minute runway change. During takeoff, an unexpected roll occurred, leading to an incident involving a light pole, with significant technical consequences. Want to see more FULL EPISODES? Check out this playlist:    • Full Episodes | Mayday: Air Disaster   Mayday: Air Disaster - From Season 9 Episode 2 "Alarming Silence": August 16th, 1987 — Northwest Airlines Flight #255 is on the tarmac at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The pilots are bound for Phoenix Arizona, but first they have to find their runway. Controllers have given them a last minute change and the pilots are having a hard time locating the entrance to their runway. Finally, 1 hour behind schedule, the pilots taxi the DC- 9 into position. The airplane is soon roaring down the runway at 170 miles an hour (270 kilometers and hour). Welcome to the OFFICIAL Mayday: Air Disaster YouTube Channel. Mayday: Air Disaster is a dramatic non-fiction series that investigates high-profile air disasters to uncover how and why they happened. Mayday: Air Disaster follows survivors, family members of crash victims and transportation safety investigators as they piece together the evidence of the causes of major accidents. So climb into the cockpit for an experience you won’t soon forget. Subscribe to the OFFICIAL Mayday: Air Disaster channel here: https://bit.ly/2PQnaMI #MaydayAirDisaster #MaydayInvestigation #AirEmergency #MaydayEpisodes #planecrashes #airplanecrashes #aviationaccidents #Fullepisode #airplanedisasterdocumentary #aircrashinvestigation