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has revived memories of another deadly January crash more than 40 years ago in nearly the same spot. At that time, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed on Jan. 13, 1982, immediately following take-off ...
On January 13, 1982, nearly 43 years ago today, a catastrophic crash involving Air Florida Flight 90 claimed the lives of 74 people and 4 motorists, leaving an indelible mark on history.
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 ...
Air Florida Flight 90 slammed into a frozen river in one of the most shocking air disasters in U.S. history. What caused this tragic crash? From icing errors to critical misjudgments, this video ...
On a snowy January afternoon, Air Florida Flight 90 slammed into the 14th Street Bridge ... sound operator George Patterson made it to the crash scene during rescue attempts.
the same site of another tragic plane crash almost exactly 43 years ago. On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 catastrophically scraped a bridge while departing what's now the Ronald Reagan ...
There they floated. Scared. Traumatized. Six people had just survived the crash of Air Florida Flight 90 into a bridge over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., in January 1982. They hung on to ...
plane crash into the Potomac River has drawn parallels to another tragic accident in Washington D.C. On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 struck a bridge connecting Washington D.C. and ...
National Airport was closed, but reopened at noon. Air Florida Flight 90 was scheduled to take off at 2:30 p.m. The plane was late and was de-iced shortly after 3 p.m. Moderate to heavy snow was ...
The deadly midair collision of a commercial jet and a military helicopter near Washington, D.C., is the most significant disaster to occur in U.S. airspace in at least 15 years. Following ...
(Original Caption) Washington, DC, Potomac River. Fuselage of plane from crash on Air Florida's flight 90. On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 727-200 series, departed from Reagan ...