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.

A plane takes off from Reagan National Airport after the crash last night of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River as it approached the airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.

The black boxes of the American Airlines plane submerged in the Potomac River from Wednesday’s crash with a military helicopter have been recovered, the National Transportation Safety Board said ...

American Airlines Plane Crash Follows Strikingly Similar Tragedy on Potomac 43 Years Ago. Only 5 Survived the 1982 Disaster The 78 fatalities included passengers, cabin crew members and motorists ...

Crews spent the weekend positioning cranes and other key equipment following last week's deadly plane crash near Washington, D.C.

American Airlines Plane Crash Follows Strikingly Similar Tragedy on Potomac 43 Years Ago. Only 5 Survived the 1982 Disaster "The memories just make me realize how lucky I am.

Wednesday night's American Airlines plane crash revives memories of the Potomac River crash from over 40 years ago.

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 ...

The crash and rescue on the icy river connecting Washington, DC and Virginia had similarities to this one. Five of the 79 aboard the flight survived.

The D.C. chief medical examiner said 66 of the 67 remains recovered have been positively identified after the crash near Reagan National Airport.

The midair crash occurred before 9 p.m. local time when a Bombardier CRJ700 jet that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, collided with a Black Hawk helicopter.