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.

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.

Several federal and state investigations have been launched after an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter ...

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 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 ...

40 years ago, a Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge ... be due to reduction in aerodynamic lift resulting from ice and snow that had accumulated on the airplane's wings ...

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 ...

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 ...