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Mayday Season 9 Episode 3

Alarming Silence (Northwest Airlines Flight 255)

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.

Sep. 22, 2010

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Cracks in the System (Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101)Oct. 27, 2010
9 - 7
The Final Blow (Air Inter Flight 148)Oct. 20, 2010
9 - 6
Cold Case (Air Ontario 1363 and USAir 405)Oct. 13, 2010
9 - 5
Target Is Destroyed (Korean Air Lines Flight 007)Oct. 06, 2010
9 - 4
Cleared for Disaster (USAir Flight 1493)Sep. 29, 2010
9 - 3
Alarming Silence (Northwest Airlines Flight 255)Sep. 22, 2010
9 - 2
Pilot vs Plane (Air France Flight 296)Sep. 15, 2010
9 - 1
Panic on the Runway (British Airtours Flight 28M)Sep. 08, 2010