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.
The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.
At that time, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed on Jan. 13, 1982 ... the airliner’s collision with the 14 th Street Bridge and resulting rescue efforts in the ice-covered Potomac River captured the ...
A midair collision over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport recalls the 1982 Air Florida Flight 90 disaster.
This week’s tragic crash of American Airlines Flight ... de-icing the plane and its takeoff and the crew's limited experience operating in winter conditions. As a result of the Air Florida ...
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 ...
This incident marks a tragic event in the same vicinity where, in 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the river ... had battered Washington, causing ice and snow to accumulate on the plane's ...
Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge above the Potomac River just moments after taking off from National Airport on Jan. 13, 1982.