Air Florida Flight 90: What happened when plane crashed into DC's Potomac River in 1982?
Several federal and state investigations have been launched after an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and fell into the Potomac River,
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 ice on its wings crashed into a bridge shortly after takeoff from the airport,
DC plane clash: How Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the Potomac in 1982
The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.
Air Traffic Controller Audio Captures Moments Before and After Washington Plane Crash
Air traffic control audio recorded the final moments before and after the crash of an American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter after a midair collision in Washington on Wednesday night.
Listen to the Air Traffic Control Audio in the Moments Around the Collision
The audio indicates that air traffic controllers tried to warn the Army helicopter about a nearby Canadair Regional Jet.
Listen to audio traffic control recordings from DC plane, helicopter crash
According a spokesperson from FlightRadar24, the commercial plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members was seconds from landing when the collision hapened.
DC plane crash air traffic control audio reveals moment controllers saw disaster
Air traffic control (ATC) audio from Wednesday’s collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet reveals the moments before and after controllers witnessed the disaster unfold.
Plane Crash: Army Helicopter Was Warned Ahead of Deadly Crash, Audio Shows
Audio transmissions capture the moment air-traffic controllers warned an Army helicopter that it was on course to collide with an American Airlines Group regional jet midair near Washington, D.C., Wednesday evening.
‘Did You See That?’ Flight Audio Reveals Shock of DC Plane Crash
Moments before that exchange, American Flight 5342 had collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter when the two aircraft crossed flight paths as the jet prepared to land. Nobody among the 64 people on board the regional jet and the three personnel on the chopper survived the crash into the icy Potomac River.
Reaction to air traffic control audio from DCA crash
DMV residents are reacting to the air traffic control audio from the airplane crash that happened near Reagan National Airport.
Retired pilot’s video shows what it’s like landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
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Remembering Air Florida Flight 90: Fort Lauderdale-bound jet that crashed in DC
The midair collision over the Potomac River on Wednesday brings back chilling memories of another tragedy in the same waters more than four decades ago—when Air Florida Flight 90, bound for Fort ...
Reagan National Airport has a long history of problems, challenges
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Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near D.C.
A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan ...
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8 things we know about plane crash at Reagan National Airport in Arlington County overnight
A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan ...
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport crash sees Blackhawk hit American Airlines plane as 64 feared dead
DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has shut down and The Federal Aviation Authority has confirmed a American ...
Multiple difficulties have surrounded Reagan National Airport before fatal crash
The crash near Reagan National Airport has renewed questions about the airport's flight load, considering its small size, among other issues.
Passenger jet collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport
A passenger jet has collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington.
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‘Heartbreak beyond measure’: Bodies to be recovered after jet, helicopter collide near Reagan National Airport
Authorities continued a grim recovery operation early Thursday after an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided ...
The Latest: Recovery and investigation underway in deadly aircraft collision over DC
Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States' ...