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 Florida Flight 90: 43 years ago, another airline crash in the Potomac. What to know.
The 1982 crash happened moments after takeoff in icy conditions in roughly the same place as Wednesday's collision between a jet and Army helicopter.
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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 ...
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Remembering Air Florida Flight 90: Tragedy and Change
On Jan. 13, 1982, snow was falling across the D.C region, and the increasingly hazardous travel conditions prompted the ...
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D.C. plane crash rekindles painful memories of Air Florida Flight 90
An American Airlines flight colliding with an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C. was a sheer moment of heartbreak for people across the nation and in the Tampa Bay Area.
‘It just went straight to the bottom’: DC plane crash rekindles memories of Air Florida Flight 90
An American Airlines flight colliding with an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C. was a sheer moment of heartbreak for people ...
Collision recalls 1982 Air Florida crash into the 14th Street Bridge
The devastating Air Florida Flight 90 crash on Jan. 13, 1982 and subsequent rescue efforts in the ice-covered Potomac River ...
DC plane crash isn’t first along Potomac River. How 1982 collision reshaped US flight
I don’t know of any other accident that has had this amount of impact on aviation but also in other industries,” one expert ...
An Air Florida jet crashed into the Potomac in 1982. A look at the tragedy and airline
The deadly crash in the Potomac after an American Eagle jet collided with a military helicopter has stirred memories of a long-ago tragedy in Washington, D.C. An Air Florida flight taking off en route ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Air Force needs more fighter pilots for more airpower, report says
The Mitchell Institute recommends retaining experienced fighter pilots from Air Force Reserve components like the Air National Guard, shown here at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, in 2024.