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 Air Florida Flight 90. The search at the crash site of the American Airlines plane and US military Black Hawk helicopter has turned into a recovery operation after officials said they don’t ‘believe there are any survivors.
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 a snowstorm.
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 43 years ago.
All major wreckage from DC plane crash removed from Potomac River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says crews have successfully taken all major pieces of wreckage from the D.C. plane crash out of the Potomac River. The announcement came Thursday evening, just a day after the remains of all 67 victims killed in the midair collision were recovered and positively identified,
Wreckage of Army helicopter pulled from Potomac River after DCA crash
Salvage crews worked on the Potomac River on Thursday and could be seen pulling out pieces of the Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed with a plane
Search teams scour Black Hawk helicopter wreckage after Potomac River mid-air collision with plane
Search teams scoured the Black Hawk helicopter wreckage after the Potomac River mid-air collision with a plane. A group of investigators conducted an inspection in the frigid waters where the military chopper crashed into a plane before plunging into the Potomac River.
Chilling new video shows fiery moment of impact between American Airlines plane and Army helicopter
The footage, believed to taken from a terminal inside the Ronald Reagan National Airport, captured the moment of impact ...
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 ...
Parked Delta plane hit by another aircraft while waiting on tarmac
A spokesperson for Delta Air Lines told Channel 2 Action News a Japan Airlines plane that was taxiing on the tarmac hit the ...
Plane collides with aircraft tug at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport; tug driver critically injured
The FAA said Air Wisconsin Flight 6181 collided with an aircraft tug while approaching a gate at O'Hare International.
Reagan National Airport Had Fatal Plane Crash in 1982
Wednesday’s incident occurred more than 40 years after the Air Florida crash in 1982, when a passenger plane weighed down by ...
Plane crashes near Reagan National Airport after colliding with military helicopter, officials say
A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan ...
D.C. Crash Highlights: Black Box From Helicopter Is Recovered
The data recorders from the plane that were also recovered appeared to be in good condition, officials said. The route used ...
No survivors expected after air ambulance carrying 6 crashes in Philadelphia; 1 victim on ground killed
Among the people on board was a child who had come to the U.S. for "life-saving treatment" and was going back home, a ...