Editing Northwest Airlines (section)

===Non-fatal accidents and incidents===
* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1962|10|22}}|event=A DC-7 with 7 crew and 95 passengers<ref>{{cite book|title=Aircraft Accident Report: Douglas DC-7C, N285 Northwest Airlines, Inc. Ditching in Sitka Sound, Alaska October 22, 1962|date=September 19, 1963|publisher=Civil Aeronautics Board|location=Washington, DC|page=1}}</ref> made a successful water landing in [[Sitka Sound]]. The military charter flight was en route to [[Elmendorf Air Force Base]] from [[McChord Air Force Base]] and, prior to the ditching at just before 1 p.m. local time, the crew had been struggling with a propeller problem for about 45 minutes.<ref>{{cite news|title=DC-7 Ditches In Sea Near Sitka; All Safe|work=The Seattle Daily Times|date=October 22, 1962}}</ref> The plane stayed afloat for 24 minutes after coming to rest in the water, giving the occupants ample time to evacuate into life-rafts. Only 6 minor injuries were reported; all passengers and crew were quickly rescued by U.S. Coast Guard ships.<ref name="102 Saved As Plane Ditches">{{cite news|last1=Sims|first1=Ward T.|title=102 Saved As Plane Ditches|work=Seattle Post Intelligencer|date=October 23, 1962}}</ref> The accident report called the ditching "an outstanding feat," citing several key factors in this water landing's success: pilots' skill, ideal conditions (calm seas, favorable weather, daylight), time to prepare for the ditching and the military passengers' ease with following orders.}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Aircraft Accident Report: Douglas DC-7C, N285 Northwest Airlines, Inc. Ditching in Sitka Sound, Alaska October 22, 1962|date=September 19, 1963|publisher=Civil Aeronautics Board|location=Washington, DC|page=5}}</ref> Pilots who flew over the scene also praised the Northwest crew, calling it the "...finest ditching they had ever seen..." .<ref name="102 Saved As Plane Ditches"/>
*{{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1968|07|01}}|event=[[Northwest Airlines Flight 714]] was hijacked to Cuba.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19680701-2|title=Hijacking|publisher=Aviation-safety.net|access-date=March 5, 2010|archive-date=November 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112125250/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19680701-2|url-status=live}}</ref>
*{{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1971|01|22}}|event=[[Northwest Airlines Flight 433]] was hijacked en route from [[General Mitchell International Airport|Milwaukee]] to [[Detroit, Michigan]]. The hijacker demanded to be taken to [[Algeria]] but the plane landed in Cuba instead.}}<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19710122-3|type=Hijacking}}</ref>
* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1971|11|24}}|event= Northwest Airlines Flight 305, en route from [[Portland International Airport]] to [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport]], was hijacked by [[D. B. Cooper]]. After receiving a $200,000 ransom payment and four parachutes in Seattle, he ordered the crew to fly to Mexico, and he jumped from the aft [[airstair]]s of the [[Boeing 727|Boeing 727-051]] while it was in flight over [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. The aircraft later landed safely in [[Reno/Tahoe International Airport|Reno, Nevada]], but Cooper's fate remains unknown.}}
*{{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1977|05|08}}|event=Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 22, a Boeing 747 en route from Tokyo to Honolulu, was hijacked by a passenger who held a razor to a flight attendant's throat and demanded to be flown to Moscow. The flight's [[purser]] subdued the hijacker with a fire ax. The flight returned to Tokyo so the hijacker's injuries could be treated; no other injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--not stated-->|title=Purser Subdues Hijacker On Tokyo-Hawaii Flight|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/09/archives/purser-subdues-hijacker-on-tokyohawaii-flight.html|agency=Associated Press|work=The New York Times|date=May 9, 1977|location=New York City|url-access=limited|access-date=September 9, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Timeline - 1970s - Northwest Airlines |url=https://northwestairlineshistory.org/timeline-1970s/ |website=northwestairlineshistory.org |date=March 2020 |publisher=Northwest Airlines History Center |access-date=September 9, 2024}}</ref>}}
*{{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1990|01|04}}|event= The right-hand engine fell off of Northwest Airlines Flight 5, {{Nowrap|Boeing 727}} registration N2280, en route from Miami to Minneapolis with 145 passengers and crew.<ref name=N2280/><ref>{{cite news|first=Eric|last=Weiner|title=Jet Lands After an Engine Drops Off|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/05/us/jet-lands-after-an-engine-drops-off.html|work=The New York Times|date=January 5, 1990|location=New York City|url-access=limited|access-date=September 9, 2024|archive-date=May 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504160815/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/05/us/jet-lands-after-an-engine-drops-off.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The pilots heard a loud bang; noticing that the aircraft had lost power but not realizing why, they made a safe emergency landing in Tampa, at which point they discovered that the engine was missing. It was found the next day in a field near [[Madison, Florida]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Eric|last=Weiner|title=Pilots Had No Way of Knowing Jet Engine Fell Off, Experts Say|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/06/us/pilots-had-no-way-of-knowing-jet-engine-fell-off-experts-say.html|work=The New York Times|date=January 6, 1990|location=New York City|url-access=limited|access-date=September 9, 2024|archive-date=March 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321154042/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/06/us/pilots-had-no-way-of-knowing-jet-engine-fell-off-experts-say.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The accident was attributed to lavatory seals in the forward fuselage that had been improperly installed by airline technicians; when the cabin was [[cabin pressurization|pressurized]], lavatory fluid was forced through the seals and ingested by the engine, damaging the compressor blades.<ref name=N2280>{{cite report|url=https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32577/pdf |title=Aviation Investigation Final Report|docket=MIA90IA047|date=December 30, 1992|access-date=September 9, 2024|publisher=National Transportation Safety Board}}</ref>}}
*{{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1990|03|08}}|event= A Northwest Airlines Boeing 727 carrying 91 passengers flew from [[Fargo, North Dakota]], to Minneapolis with both pilots and the [[flight engineer]] drunk. All three men were subsequently fired and had their licenses revoked by the FAA.<ref>{{cite news|first=John|last=Cushman|title=3 Pilots Dismissed in Alcohol Abuse|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/17/us/3-pilots-dismissed-in-alcohol-abuse.html|work=The New York Times|date=March 17, 1990|access-date=September 9, 2024|archive-date=December 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206134827/http://nytimes.com/1990/03/17/us/3-pilots-dismissed-in-alcohol-abuse.html|url-status=live}}</ref> }}
*{{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1999|01|02}}|event= (-Jan 3) due to bad weather and blizzards passengers were stranded on aircraft at Detroit for periods up to 8½ hours. An official inquiry found "... [the delays] were serious and indicate that this event had important implications for passenger safety. Moreover, even if the well being of passengers had not been an issue, the review team believes that the stranding of passengers on aircraft queued on taxiways for up to 8½ hours invites more serious problems and is simply unacceptable. None of the other airlines serving Detroit experienced ground delays approaching the magnitude of Northwest's delays."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dot.gov/affairs/1999/detsnowintro.htm |title=Report on the January 1999 Detroit Snowstorm |date=June 1999 |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=June 2, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022103900/http://www.dot.gov/affairs/1999/detsnowintro.htm | archive-date=October 22, 2009}}</ref> Subsequently, passengers brought various legal claims against the carrier including false imprisonment and negligence and obtained a $7.1&nbsp;million settlement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aasfe.org/susan-carey-2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402172746/http://www.aasfe.org/susan-carey-2.html|url-status=dead|title=Tension on a crowded plane nears the breaking point as it festers, snowbound, Wall Street Journal|archive-date=April 2, 2010}}</ref> }}
*{{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2001|03|17}}|event=Northwest Airlines Flight 985, an Airbus A320 registered N357NW with 144 passengers and 6 crew, was taking off from runway 3C at [[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport]] when the nose lifted off the runway prematurely without control input from the pilots. The captain applied forward [[control stick]] to push the nose back down, but it lifted off again when he released stick pressure. Fearing that the plane might be uncontrollable in flight, the captain initiated a [[rejected takeoff]], but the plane briefly became airborne, sustained a [[hard landing]] and a [[tailstrike]], and overran the runway, coming to rest in a muddy field {{cvt|400|ft}} past the threshold. Three passengers reported minor injuries from the accident and ensuing emergency evacuation. The accident was attributed to [[pilot-induced oscillation]]s during the takeoff and the delay in aborting the takeoff; contributing factors were incorrect [[trim tab]] settings by the [[first officer (aviation)|first officer]], which the captain failed to notice during preflight checks, and a wet runway.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51932/pdf |title=Aviation Investigation Final Report|docket=CHI01FA104|date=November 25, 2003|access-date=September 10, 2024|publisher=National Transportation Safety Board}}</ref>}}
*{{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2002|10|09}}|event= [[Northwest Airlines Flight 85]], a Boeing 747-400, experienced a lower rudder hardover during cruise. The crew declared an emergency and diverted the airplane to [[Ted Stevens International Airport]] in Anchorage, Alaska.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fss.aero/accident-reports/look.php?report_key=1012 |title=Rudder hardover, Boeing 747-400 |date=October 9, 2002 |publisher=fss.aero Flight Simulation Systems |access-date=June 2, 2012 |archive-date=April 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426072614/http://www.fss.aero/accident-reports/look.php?report_key=1012 |url-status=live }}</ref> }}
*{{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2004|06|19}}|event= pilots mistakenly landed at [[Ellsworth AFB]] instead of the nearby [[Rapid City]] airport. Passengers aboard were asked to close their window shades by [[US Air Force]] security personnel.<ref>{{cite news|first=Bill |last=Harlan |title=Landing incident prompts investigations |url=http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2004/06/21/news/local/top/news01.txt |work=Rapid City Journal |date=June 21, 2004 |access-date=April 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010201508/http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2004/06/21/news/local/top/news01.txt |archive-date=October 10, 2004 }}</ref> }}
*{{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2005|05|10}}|event= a Northwest Airlines DC-9 collided on the ground with a Northwest Airlines Airbus A319 that had just pushed back from the gate at [[Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport]]. The DC-9 suffered a malfunction in one of its hydraulic systems in flight. After landing, the captain shut down one of the plane's engines, inadvertently disabling the remaining working hydraulic system. Six people were injured and both planes were substantially damaged.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.twincities.com/business/ci_5804561?nclick_check=1 |title=NTSB: Pilot caused airport collision |publisher=Twincities.com |date=March 5, 2007 |access-date=April 5, 2015 |archive-date=April 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413004940/http://www.twincities.com/business/ci_5804561?nclick_check=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Airbus A319 was later repaired and is currently in service with [[Delta Air Lines]] as of December 2022. The DC-9, however, was written off.}}
*{{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2005|06|19}}|event= at 0435 in the morning Tehran local time, Northwest Airlines Flight 41, Ship No. 1243, operating from [[Mumbai]] to [[Amsterdam]] made an emergency landing at the [[Mehrabad International Airport]] in [[Tehran]], Iran. It was the first American air carrier to land in Iran in 26 years, since the [[Iranian Revolution]] in 1979.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightpodcast.com/episode-4-bo-corby-nwa-flight-41-into-tehran |title=Audio interview with Bo Corby, Captain of NWA Flight 41 |publisher=Flightpodcast.com |access-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004225706/http://www.flightpodcast.com/episode-4-bo-corby-nwa-flight-41-into-tehran |url-status=live }}</ref> }}
*{{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2005|08|19}}|event= a Northwest Airlines 747-200, registration N627US, operating flight NW74 from [[Tokyo Narita Airport]] landed at [[Guam International Airport]] without its nose gear fully extended. The nose of aircraft made full contact with the runway. Smoke was reported on board and all passengers and crew were evacuated, with only two minor injuries reported.<ref>[http://www.airliners.net/photo/Northwest-Airlines/Boeing-747-251B/0928640/&sid=cdf3e3e7013ad86b540aee761142798e Photos: Boeing 747-251B Aircraft Pictures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107123127/http://www.airliners.net/photo/Northwest-Airlines/Boeing-747-251B/0928640/%26sid%3Dcdf3e3e7013ad86b540aee761142798e |date=November 7, 2012 }}. Airliners.net. Retrieved on February 14, 2011.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezYMGM_VtFI 胴体着陸 BELLY LANDING 緊急脱出 emergency exit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074104/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezYMGM_VtFI |date=April 18, 2016 }}. YouTube. Retrieved on February 14, 2011.</ref> }}
* On January 21, 2007, {{anchor|Northwest Airlines Flight 1726}} a [[Northwest Airlines]] [[DC-9]], Northwest Airlines Flight 1726 skidded {{convert|400|ft|m}} off the end of a snowy [[runway]] at Milwaukee International Airport. The accident was due to an explosion in one of the engines, forcing the pilot to abort takeoff. The aircraft was headed for [[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport]] and was to continue on to [[Buffalo Niagara International Airport]]. Amongst the 104 people aboard, only one back injury was reported.<ref name="JS">{{cite news|title=Scared to Death|first1=Mark|last1=Johnson|first2=Meg|last2=Kissinger|url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=555249|newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]]|date=January 22, 2007|access-date=September 28, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210030626/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=555249|archive-date=February 10, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Sandler">{{cite news|title=Safety Won't Come Easy – 3 Mitchell Runways Don't Meet Federal Standards, but Compliance by 2015 Means Navigating Multiple Obstacles|first=Larry|last=Sandler|url=http://www.hallassoc.net/news_milwaukee%20journal.htm|newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]]|date=January 22, 2007|access-date=September 28, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105174020/http://www.hallassoc.net/news_milwaukee%20journal.htm|archive-date=January 5, 2009|url-status=dead}} (republished by Hall & Associates)</ref>
*{{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2007|10|20}}|event= Northwest Airlines Flight 1432 executed an emergency landing at [[Hector International Airport]] in Fargo, North Dakota because the nose wheels had jammed in an abnormal position. There were no injuries on board.<ref>{{cite news|author=Dsavit|title=Landing photo of Flight 1432|url=http://www.myaviation.net/search/photo_search.php?id=01199747&size=large|access-date=July 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323055124/http://www.myaviation.net/search/photo_search.php?id=01199747&size=large|archive-date=March 23, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> }}
*{{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2009|02|20}}|event= Northwest Airlines Flight 2, a Boeing 747-400 flying from [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport]] in [[Manila]], Philippines, to [[Narita International Airport]] near Tokyo, Japan, experienced severe turbulence when descending to Narita. The aircraft, with 408 passengers and 14 crew members aboard, landed safely; however, 50 people were injured; around five were hospitalized.<ref>{{cite news|title=50 hurt in turbulence on Japan-bound flight|first=Shino|last=Yuasa|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2008765076_apasjapanturbulence.html|date=February 20, 2009|work=Seattle Times|agency=AP|access-date=August 17, 2012|archive-date=May 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501073328/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2008765076_apasjapanturbulence.html|url-status=live}}</ref> }}
*{{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2009|05|04}}|event= An Airbus A320-211, registration N311US, operated by Northwest Airlines as flight NW557, experienced a tailstrike resulting in substantial damage upon landing on runway 16L at Denver International Airport, Colorado (DEN). The flight was a regularly scheduled passenger flight which departed from Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport, Minnesota (MSP) at 11:39.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20090504-0 ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A320-211 N311US Denver International Airport, CO (DEN)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165430/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20090504-0 |date=March 3, 2016 }}. Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved on February 14, 2011.</ref> }}
*{{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2009|10|21}}|event= [[Northwest Airlines Flight 188]], an [[Airbus A320]], flying from [[San Diego International Airport]] to [[Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport]] overflew the Minneapolis airport and continued to fly off course by 150 miles, leaving [[air traffic control]] to believe that the flight had been hijacked.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wcco.com/travel/flight.overshoots.airport.2.1265004.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025063151/http://wcco.com/travel/flight.overshoots.airport.2.1265004.html|url-status=dead|title=NWA188 overshoots MSP by 150 miles – WCCO|archive-date=October 25, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/10/23/airliner.fly.by/index.html |title=ATC fears NWA188 hijacked – CNN |publisher=CNN |access-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005023342/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/10/23/airliner.fly.by/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The pilots originally stated that they were in an argument regarding airline policy and did not notice that they had flown off course,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091206072249/https://www.ntsb.gov/pressrel/2009/091022.html Pilots in heated argument causing 150 mile off course – NTSB Advisory] Archived December 6, 2009.</ref> but later admitted to using their personal laptop computers at the time.<ref>{{cite news|first=Micheline|last=Maynard|title=Off-Course Pilots Cite Computer Distraction|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/us/27plane.html?scp=5&sq=northwest%20airlines%20san%20diego&st=cse|work=The New York Times|date=October 26, 2009|access-date=February 9, 2010|archive-date=December 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228234810/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/us/27plane.html?scp=5&sq=northwest%20airlines%20san%20diego&st=cse|url-status=live}}</ref> The pilots contacted air traffic control after they realized their mistake and the flight arrived safely in Minneapolis about one hour late. The pilots' commercial flying licenses were subsequently revoked by the FAA.<ref>{{cite news|first=Matthew|last=Wald|title=F.A.A. Revokes Licenses of Pilots Who Missed Airport|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/28/us/28plane.html?_r=1&scp=8&sq=northwest%20airlines%20san%20diego&st=cse|work=The New York Times|date=October 27, 2009|access-date=February 9, 2010|archive-date=October 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005021818/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/28/us/28plane.html?_r=1&scp=8&sq=northwest%20airlines%20san%20diego&st=cse|url-status=live}}</ref> }}
*{{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2009|12|25}}|event= a [[Nigeria]]n [[al Qaeda]] member [[Northwest Airlines Flight 253|tried to detonate plastic explosives]] on Northwest Airlines Flight 253, an [[Airbus A330]] from [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]] to [[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport|Detroit]], as the plane was landing in Detroit. The device failed to detonate properly, and the suspect suffered third degree burns. Two other passengers incurred minor injuries. The White House said it considered it an attempted terrorist attack.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34592031 |title=Officials: Possible terror attack on Northwest jet |publisher=NBC News |date=December 28, 2009 |access-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923230804/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/34592031 |url-status=live }}</ref> }}