1990 Wayne County Airport runway collision
Wreckage of Flight 1482. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 3, 1990 |
| Summary | Runway collision in fog due to pilot and ATC error, in addition to poor taxiway conditions |
| Site | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Michigan 42°12′45″N 83°21′12″W / 42.21250°N 83.35333°W |
| Total fatalities | 8 |
| Total injuries | 10 |
| Total survivors | 190 |
| First aircraft | |
| N3313L, the Douglas DC-9-14 involved in the accident, seen two months before the crash 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 Boeing 727 involved in the accident 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 |
| 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