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Associated Press - October 23, 2009 3:54 PM ET
A timeline of events on Northwest Airlines Flight 188 on Wed., Oct. 21. All times CDT:
5:01 p.m. - Flight takes off late from San Diego.
6:56 p.m. - Loses radio contact with the ground while cruising at 37,000 feet.
7:58 p.m. - The Airbus A320 flies over Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport at 37,000 feet.
8:01 p.m. - Scheduled arrival time.
8:14 p.m. - Minneapolis center controllers re-establish communications with flight crew when plane is over Eau Claire, Wis.
8:19 p.m. - Flight turns around after overshooting the airport by 150 miles.
9:05 p.m. - Lands at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
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