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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A Look Back at the Deadly 1982 Potomac River Crash
The American Airlines plane and helicopter collision is sparking memories of the deadly 1982 Potomac River crash.
Flair passengers had a scare when Montreal landing was aborted before D.C. crash
The problem arose after a second aircraft remained unexpectedly on the tarmac at the Dorval airport. It was a Bombardier Challenger 3500 corporate jet registered in Mexico.
Fear of Flying Is Different Now
It was, in short, the kind of plane that makes it easy to fear for your life. By contrast, I hadn’t been concerned at all—and ...
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 ...
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 ...
American Airlines crash in Washington, D.C. is carrier’s worst disaster in two decades
Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort ...
U.S. hasn’t seen a major airline crash since 2009
The last deadly major crash involving a commercial airliner in the U.S. was in 2009, when 49 people — 45 passengers, 2 pilots ...
How five people survived after a plane crashed into the Potomac River 42 years ago
The aviation disaster near Washington DC has brought up memories of another crash into the Potomac River 43 years ago – the ...
No survivors after American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter near Washington, DC
An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, ...
Pilots Warned of Dangerous Increase in Near Misses at U.S. Airports Before American Airlines Crash
A New York Times investigation from August 2023 included confidential reports documenting an alarming number of near ...