Air disaster

Northwest Airlines Flight 188

21 Oct 2009 · 39.83° N, 98.58° W

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When
21 Oct 2009
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
39.83° N, 98.58° W
Description
2009 aviation incident in the United States
Deaths
0
Cause
pilot error

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Northwest Airlines Flight 188

2009 aviation incident in the United States

Northwest Airlines Flight 188 was a regularly scheduled flight from San Diego, California, to Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota, on October 21, 2009, which overshot its destination by more than 150 miles (240 km) because of pilot error. During the event, air traffic control lost contact with the flight for approximately 75 minutes.

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