Air Florida Flight 90: 43 years ago, another airline crash in the Potomac. What to know.
The 1982 crash happened moments after takeoff in icy conditions in roughly the same place as Wednesday's collision between a jet and Army helicopter.
American Airlines Plane Crash Follows Strikingly Similar Tragedy on Potomac 43 Years Ago. Only 5 Survived the 1982 Disaster
Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River. 78 passengers, cabin crew members and ...
Helicopter, jet collision recalls 1982 Air Florida disaster that left 78 dead
Witness describes seeing DC plane and helicopter collision A large search-and-rescue operation is underway in the Potomac ...
Collision recalls 1982 Air Florida crash into the 14th Street Bridge
The devastating Air Florida Flight 90 crash on Jan. 13, 1982 and subsequent rescue efforts in the ice-covered Potomac River ...
DC plane crash recalls similar event in 1982
The news of an American Airlines jet and Black Hawk helicopter colliding on Wednesday recalls a similar tragedy that happened ...
An Air Florida jet crashed into the Potomac in 1982. A look at the tragedy and airline
The deadly crash in the Potomac after an American Eagle jet collided with a military helicopter has stirred memories of a long-ago tragedy in Washington, D.C. An Air Florida flight taking off en route ...
43 Years Ago, a Plane Crash on the Potomac Left 78 People Dead
A Boeing 737 crashed into a bridge over the river on Jan. 13, 1982, just after taking off from Washington National Airport in ...
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From the archives: Florida-bound plane crashes in DC
Back in 1982, 74 people were killed when an Air Florida 737 crashed into the icy Potomac River in Washington DC. Here's how WTTG-TV's coverage looked at the time. Originally air 14, 1982.
U.S. hasn’t seen a major airline crash since 2009
The last deadly major crash involving a commercial airliner in the U.S. was in 2009, when 49 people — 45 passengers, 2 pilots ...
How five people survived after a plane crashed into the Potomac River 42 years ago
The aviation disaster near Washington DC has brought up memories of another crash into the Potomac River 43 years ago – the ...
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PSA Airlines recuse effort recalls Air Florida crash 43 years earlier
Shortly after taking off from Reagan National during a snowstorm, that aircraft, an Air Florida Boeing 737-200, slammed into the northbound span of the 14th Street Bridge connecting Arlington in ...
Rescuers Face Freezing Potomac Temperatures
The temperature of the Potomac River was hovering just above freezing around the time of Wednesday’s collision, according to ...