3 Dec 1990: Boeing 727-251 — Northwest Airlines

No fatalities • Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW)

Accident narrative

1990 runway collision between Northwest Airlines aircraft at Detroit, Michigan, USA

On 3 Dec 1990, a Boeing 727-251 operated by Northwest Airlines was involved in an aviation accident near Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW). No fatalities were officially recorded.

This incident is catalogued in the Wikidata aviation-safety dataset, which tracks more than three thousand documented aircraft accidents and aviation occurrences spanning the entire history of powered and unpowered flight. Cross-referencing records like this with primary investigative sources helps researchers analyse historical safety trends and identify recurring contributing factors across eras of aviation.

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Related events

Same aircraft

  • 17 Apr 2001 — Boeing 727-251 (US Airways)
  • 22 Aug 1997 — Boeing 727-251 (SAETA)
  • 28 Sep 1990 — Boeing 727-251 (Northwest Airlines)

Same operator

  • 25 Dec 2009 — Airbus A330-323X (Northwest Airlines)
  • 4 May 2009 — Airbus A320-211 (Northwest Airlines)
  • 20 Feb 2009 — Boeing 747-451 (Northwest Airlines)
  • 20 Feb 2009 — BOEING 747 400 (Northwest Airlines)
  • 3 Dec 2008 — McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (Northwest Airlines)

Investigation report by Wikidata contributors. Original record: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7059916. This page is a structured re-presentation; facts and quotes are in the CC0 (Wikidata).

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