Cecelia M. Cichan (born April 10, 1983, now known as Cecelia M. Cichan-Lumpkin) is best known as the 4-year-old girl who was the only survivor of the August 16, 1987 crash of a McDonnell-Douglas DC-9 carrying Northwest Airlines Flight 255, which occurred during the takeoff phase from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport for its flight to Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona, with an onward flight to Santa Ana, California. April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (initially known as the Douglas DC-9) is a family of twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliners, first manufactured in 1965 and subsequently, in greatly modified form, under a succession of different names. ... Northwest Airlines Flight 255 was a flight scheduled to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan near Detroit to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California, with an intermediate stop at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona. ... Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (IATA: DTW, ICAO: KDTW), also called Detroit Metro Airport or simply Metro Airport is an airport in Romulus, Michigan, near Detroit, Michigan, and is a major hub for Northwest Airlines. ... Sky Harbor International Airport (IATA: PHX, ICAO: KPHX) in Phoenix is Arizonas main international airport, one of the largest aviation facilities in the American Southwest and one of the top ten busiest airports in the country. ... Phoenix was incorporated as a city on February 5, 1881. ... Santa Ana is the largest city and the county seat of Orange County, California. ...

Her mother, Paula Cichan, is credited with saving Cecelia's life. It is believed that she wrapped herself around the seat that her daughter occupied, protecting Cecelia from the post-crash fire. Paula Cichan died in the crash, along with Cecelia's father, Michael Cichan, and her 6-year-old brother, David Cichan. A large bonfire Fire is a form of combustion. ...

Cecelia Cichan was sent to live with relatives in Birmingham, Alabama, in the aftermath of the crash, who took precautions to ensure that she was not constantly hounded by the media. She is now a devout Catholic, and she attends the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She avoids reporters and does not give interviews. As a result, little else is known about her life since the crash. Nickname: The Magic City, Pittsburgh of the South Location in Alabama Founded  -Incorporated 1871 1871  County Jefferson County Mayor Bernard Kincaid Area  - Total  - Water 393. ... University of Alabama The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA, or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ... Tuscaloosa is a city in west central Alabama, on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa County. ...