This incident marks a tragic event in the same vicinity where, in 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the river under similar circumstances. On January 13, 1982, nearly 43 years ago today ...
At least 28 bodies have been recovered from the icy waters. The crash brings back chilling memories of another tragedy in the same river. On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, bound for Fort ...
Read full article: ‘Risking lives to save others’: Pilot recalls 1982 rescue of Air Florida Flight 90 Donald Usher, a former helicopter pilot who helped rescue survivors from the 1982 Air ...
At that time, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed on Jan. 13, 1982, immediately following take-off from what was then known Washington National Airport. Unfolding in icy, snowy conditions, the airliner ...
“And here comes the fire wagons and the helicopter,” Huff recalled. “It was Florida Flight 90.” Huff said he watched a woman get rescued by a helicopter and then, out of the corner of his ...
For D.C. residents, the crash brought up immediate and painful memories of the catastrophic crash of Air Florida Flight 90, which crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River just ...
The 78 fatalities included passengers, cabin crew members and motorists impacted when Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the river Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture ...
At that time, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed on Jan. 13, 1982, immediately following take-off from what was then known Washington National Airport. Unfolding in icy, snowy conditions, the airliner’s ...
No survivors were found in the wreckage overnight. 40 years ago, a Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge and then fell into the Potomac River, killing 70 of the 74 passengers ...