Two Planes Collide on a Foggy Detroit Runway ☁️ Air Disasters | Smithsonian Channel

On December 3, 1990, North West Flight 299 collides on take-off with a DC9 which had lost its bearings in the dense fog. It would turn out to be the deadliest incident of its kind on U.S. soil in two decades.

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[falloutfan]

My grandfather was on the scene after the crash. He saw the bodies. 30 years later he’s 71 and it still haunts him

[christophersherrell]

The Captain of the DC-9 had just returned from a 6 year medical leave. The Co-Pilot lied several times prior to the flight about his history and military career to seem more equipped. The Captain essentially handed over complete control of his plane to his lying Co-Pilot and it cost him dearly.

[CineSoar]

I had a boss who was on the DC9, during this incident. He was uninjured, apart from significant hearing loss and required hearing aids. When the topic came up, people would always say he was charmed, not to have been killed. Not long after he became my boss (about a decade after the accident) he suddenly took an extended medical leave. I'm not sure of the precise cause, but he collapsed as he was being sent home, because the doctors couldn't find anything wrong. It was only then, they realized he was having a rash of mini-strokes. He passed away at 52 years old, not long after that.

[Jake_Kern]

You guys really shouldn’t put “It’s brighter here” after telling me about how 8 people died and it was the worst accident of it’s kind in 20 years.

[Fitzcam]

Can you PLEASE start including a link to the FULL episode in these short teasers? Thanks.

[alanyang]

documentary: "making it the deadliest incident of its kind on US soil"
smithsonian: its brighter here!

[digitaldream]

"this is a runway!!"

No shit... 😂

[casualguy]

If anyone's wondering what happened to the 727, it aborted takeoff and stopped on a safe space on the runway, everyone on board survived.

[solinvictus]

"Most deadly accident on US soil in two decades"

*Cue happy outro music*

[austingamble]

*people die *
Smithsonian : “It’s brighter here “

[brokenboi]

Pro tip: NEVER EVER watch a Smithsonian video before boarding a flight.

[atptestysetabandonedforeve]

Date: 3/12/1990.
Survivors (Total): 190.
Deaths (Total): 8.
Flight: Northwest Airlines Flight 299 And
Northwest Airlines Flight 1482.

[frankhunt]

I was working as a baggage handler for NWA in DTW that day. Earlier before dawn a large wet heavy snow had fallen. Snow removal operations had pushed large high berms of snow to the outward edges of the runways. As morning progressed and the temperature warmed, it seemed clouds of fog were being generated. Visibility was quickly and vastly reduced

[Connor_Herman]

Aggressively turning the yoke gave me a laugh. I guess it's not as easy to show viewers he was putting his left foot down

[ElementalLeaf]

That looks like it couldve been a lot worse. For what it is, that was some damn fast reaction from the pilots to only have 8 casualties. Cant imagine the terror the pilots especially must have felt though seeing a BOEING just zooming at them

[isntheleo]

You know your in Trouble when Smithsonian channel camera crew hops on

[paytas]

“This is a runway”


OMG NO WAY I THOUGHT IT WAS A HIGHWAY

[hamentaschen]

"The sea was angry that day my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli."

[asheeeesh]

They should make more caution and signs because of the pilots having less visibility.

[Dilly]

2:11 < play that 3 times
2:22 < play that once
2:13 < play that once
0:11 < play that once