Air Florida Flight 90 - Wikipedia
At 4:01 pm EST, it crashed into the 14th Street Bridge across the Potomac River, 0.75 nmi (0.9 mi; 1.4 km) from the end of the runway. The plane hit six cars and a truck on the bridge, and tore away 97 feet (30 m) of the bridge's rail and 41 feet (12 m) of the bridge's wall.
Video shows pickup crash on Memorial Bridge, plunge into Potomac …
3 days ago · A person was taken to a hospital in critical condition after a pickup truck plummeted into the Potomac River after a crash on the Arlington Memorial Bridge. News4's Walter Morris reports.
A look back at the 1982 crash of Air Florida Flight 90 into the Potomac …
Jan 12, 2024 · It's been 42 years since Air Florida Flight 90 struck the 14th Street Bridge before plunging into the icy Potomac River. But the daring helicopter rescue and...
Vehicle plunges into icy Potomac River from DC’s Arlington …
2 days ago · A crash on Arlington Memorial Bridge Thursday evening sent a vehicle plunging into the icy waters of the Potomac River, leaving the driver with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. D.C. firefighters said a vehicle plunged into the Potomac River after being involved in a crash the Arlington Memorial Bridge.
Second body recovered after truck crash into icy Potomac River
1 day ago · WASHINGTON - U.S. Park Police confirms that a second body has been recovered from the icy waters of the Potomac River following a crash on Arlington Memorial Bridge Thursday night.The individual ...
Driver dead after truck plunges into icy Potomac River following crash …
1 day ago · Fatal Crash: The driver of a truck that crashed into the icy Potomac River on Thursday night after a collision on Arlington Memorial Bridge has died. Emergency Response: D.C. Fire and EMS ...
Vehicle plunges into Potomac River following crash on Arlington ...
3 days ago · Jan. 16 (UPI) --A vehicle plunged into the Potomac River following a collision with another vehicle on the Arlington Memorial Bridge on Thursday evening, authorities said. Divers were deployed to ...
Air Florida Flight 90 crashed in the Potomac River 37 years ago …
Jan 13, 2019 · Moments after takeoff, the plane with 74 passengers and five crew members failed to maintain altitude and slammed into the bridge, striking seven occupied vehicles and plummeting into the Potomac.
40 Years Ago Today, a Passenger Jet Crashed Into the ... - Washingtonian
On snowy January 13, 1982, an Air Florida Boeing 737 filled with 74 passengers and five crew members crashed into the 14th Street Bridge just after taking off from Arlington's National Airport. Seventy eight people died—four were in cars on the bridge—and the wreckage floated in the icy Potomac River as civilians tried to help
Boeing 737-200 - Federal Aviation Administration
Mar 7, 2023 · The Boeing Model 737-200 experienced difficulty in climbing immediately following rotation and subsequently stalled. The airplane struck the heavily occupied 14th Street Bridge connecting Arlington, Virginia with the District of Columbia, and then crashed into …