The Black Hawk helicopter involved in the fatal collision near Reagan National Airport was reportedly off-course and at a higher altitude than permitted, with understaffed air traffic control during the incident.

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.