This week’s tragic crash of American Airlines Flight 5342, which went down in a midair collision with a military helicopter about 400 feet above the Potomac ... Air Florida Flight 90 crashed ...
The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.
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.