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.
A history of commercial plane crashes and what we learned from them
Collisions like the one between an American Airlines plane and a helicopter over the Potomac River in D.C. this week have led ...
Video shows Navy plane crash in San Diego harbor; fishing boat captain describes rescuing pilots from water
The captain of a nearby fishing boat saw the pilots who ejected from a Navy fighter jet and rescued them after just moments ...
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 motorists died. Just five people survived, and only three are still alive to ...
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43 years ago, another D.C. plane crash and dramatic rescue on the Potomac River
WASHINGTON – A dramatic plane crash in frigid ... struck the massive bridge connecting Arlington with the District, congested with traffic at the time, and then catapulted into the water.
The final seconds — and grim aftermath — of D.C. plane crash that killed 67
In seconds, the wreckage of each aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, the victims with it. All perished.
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DC plane crash isn’t first along Potomac River. How 1982 collision reshaped US flight
plane crash into the Potomac River has drawn parallels to another tragic accident in Washington D.C. On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 struck a bridge connecting Washington D.C. and ...
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Passenger plane crashes into Potomac after mid-air collision with military helicopter
"Learning that a plane inbound from Kansas was involved in a crash at DCA ... Air Florida Flight 90 struck the 14th Street Bridge and went into the Potomac River. Seventy-four of the 79 passengers ...
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DC plane clash: How Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the Potomac in 1982
A passenger jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday night with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, killing all on board each aircraft and prompting 300 first ...