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Survivor of 1987 Mich. plane crash breaks silence

By Mike Householder
Published May 15, 2013 4:00am ET
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Survivor of 1987 Mich. plane crash breaks silence
FILE- In this Oct. 9, 1987 file photo provided by the University of Michigan Medical Center, Cecelia Cichan, the sole survivor of Northwest Airlines flight 255 crash, that killed 154 people aboard and two on the ground, sits on her hospital bed before her release from the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. In the new documentary, "Sole Survivor," Cichan, whose married name is Crocker, breaks her silence, discussing how the crash of the Phoenix-bound jetliner has affected her. (AP Photo, University of Michigan Medical Center, File) NO SALES | Anonymous

DETROIT (AP) — Cecelia Crocker’s body provides her with a constant reminder of the most traumatic event of her life — one that she doesn’t otherwise remember.

At only 4 years old, Crocker was the lone survivor of a 1987 plane crash that killed 154 people aboard and two on the ground near Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

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