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 witness news of the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.
43 years ago, another D.C. plane crash and dramatic rescue on the Potomac River
The crash and rescue on the icy river connecting Washington, DC and Virginia had similarities to this one. Five of the 79 aboard the flight survived.
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.
43 Years Ago, a Plane Crash on the Potomac Left 78 People Dead
A Boeing 737 crashed into a bridge over the river on Jan. 13, 1982, just after taking off from Washington National Airport in a snowstorm.
Air Florida Flight 90: What happened when plane crashed into DC's Potomac River in 1982?
Several federal and state investigations have been launched after an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and fell into the Potomac River,
All 67 victims of DC midair collision recovered from Potomac River
Officials say the bodies all 67 passengers involved in the Washington, D.C. midair collision have been recovered from the Potomac River. It comes as new details on the investigation are emerging, including that the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the crash was flying at 300 feet.
All American Airlines plane crash victims recovered from river after helicopter horror
Early findings from the plane's data recorder show the pilots desperately tried to pull up just seconds before the collision, marking the deadliest aviation catastrophe in the US in 25 years
Army helicopter, plane crash: What we know about the victims
There were 64 people on board the plane, a Bombardier CRJ-701-twin engine aircraft, while three soldiers were on the UH-60 helicopter, The Associated Press reported. Within about 12 hours after the crash,
American Airlines Wreckage Lifted Out of Potomac as Efforts Continue to Recover Bodies of D.C. Plane Crash Victims
A number of parts of the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter have now been lifted from the Potomac River. The National Transportation Safety Board announced on Monday, Feb.
Aircraft in Washington, D.C. collision now being pulled from Potomac River
The American Airlines jet and Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided mid-air in Washington, D.C. are now being pulled from the Potomac River.
Remains of all 67 victims of the deadly plane-helicopter crash recovered
There were no survivors after the aircraft plunged into the Potomac River on Jan. 29. (Scripps News)
Local photojournalist reflects on Air Florida crash in the wake of tragic DC midair crash
Forty-three years ago, the D.C. region was rocked by an air disaster that claimed 78 lives. On a snowy January afternoon, Air ...
Collision recalls 1982 Air Florida crash into the 14th Street Bridge
The devastating Air Florida Flight 90 crash on Jan. 13, 1982 and subsequent rescue efforts in the ice-covered Potomac River ...
DC plane crash recalls similar event in 1982
The news of an American Airlines jet and Black Hawk helicopter colliding on Wednesday recalls a similar tragedy that happened ...
Reagan National Airport Had Fatal Plane Crash in 1982
Wednesday’s incident occurred more than 40 years after the Air Florida crash in 1982, when a passenger plane weighed down by ...
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When was the last major commercial airplane crash?
Before Wednesday's crash between a passenger jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter, the last fatal crash involving a U.S.