NW Airlines 255 crash

Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a, crashed shortly after takeoff from on August 16, 1987, at about 8:46 p.m. EDT (00:46 UTC August 17), killing all six crew members and 148 of its 149 passengers, along with two people on the ground. The sole survivor was a 4-year-old girl, Cecelia Cichan, who sustained serious injuries. It was the second-deadliest aviation accident at the time in the United States.

Air-traffic control
Air-traffic control at time of incident.