Northwest Airlines Flight 255

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_255
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf commercial flight
gptkbp:aircraftType gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_MD-82
gptkbp:casualties 154
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Middlebelt_Road,_Romulus,_Michigan
gptkbp:crashLocation gptkb:Romulus,_Michigan
gptkbp:crashType takeoff accident
gptkbp:crew 6
gptkbp:dateOfOriginFlight 1987-08-16
gptkbp:destination gptkb:John_Wayne_Airport
gptkbp:event 1987-08-16
gptkbp:flightNumber 255
Detroit–Phoenix–Santa Ana
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Northwest Airlines Flight 255
gptkbp:notableEvent pilot error
improper configuration of flaps and slats
gptkbp:notableFor one of the deadliest aviation accidents in U.S. history
only one survivor, a 4-year-old girl
gptkbp:notableSurvivor gptkb:Cecelia_Cichan
gptkbp:occupant 155
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Northwest_Airlines
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Detroit_Metropolitan_Wayne_County_Airport
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 149
gptkbp:stopsAt Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
gptkbp:survived 1
gptkbp:tailNumber gptkb:N312RC
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4