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.
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 motorists died. Just five people survived, and only three are still alive to ...
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Collision recalls 1982 Air Florida crash into the 14th Street Bridge
It crashed into the bridge at 4:01 p.m., just 30 seconds after takeoff. Seventy passengers and four crew members on the plane perished. The crash also took the lives of four people in cars on the ...
43 years ago, another D.C. plane crash and dramatic rescue on the Potomac River
The crash and rescue on the icy river connecting Washington, DC and Virginia had similarities to this one. Five of the 79 ...
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Survivor of 1982 DC plane crash credits pilot school lesson with saving his life
A survivor of a deadly 1982 plane crash into the Potomac River in Washington ... Reagan National Airport (DCA) and struck the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C., at which point it crashed ...
Collision recalls 1982 Air Florida crash into the 14th Street Bridge
The midair collision Wednesday night between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter is the most severe air travel accident in Washington since a passenger jet crashed ...
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DC plane clash: How Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the Potomac in 1982
As the pilots tried to maneuver the plane around the 14th Street Bridge, they couldn’t clear it in time, and the plane crashed into the bridge with full force. The FAA report concluded that the ...
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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 ...