WASHINGTON (WJLA) — Forty-three years ago on Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the Potomac River shortly after takeoff from Reagan National Airport, leaving a lasting impact on ...

A handful of people survived the Air Florida Flight 90 crash in 1982 which killed 78 others. ... The search and rescue operation in Potomac River. ... When the rescue helicopter arrived, ...

WASHINGTON – A dramatic plane crash in frigid temperatures. And a search and rescue that saved lives on the same partially frozen Potomac River. Almost 43 years ago to the day, tragedy struck ...

Donald Usher, a former helicopter park police pilot who helped rescue survivors from the 1982 Air Florida Flight 90 crash in the Potomac River, reflects on the emotional toll of that rescue as ...

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, and 4 of the 5 crew members, per FAA.

In 1982, 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 ...

A U.S. Park Police helicopter crew member pulls one of the passengers, who was aboard the Air Florida jetliner that crashed, from the Potomac River shortly after the accident in Washington ...

The collision recalled the crash of an Air Florida flight that plummeted into the Potomac River on January 13, 1982, that killed 78 people. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a ...

On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 struck the 14th Street Bridge and went into the Potomac River, killing 74 of the 79 occupants of the Boeing 737-200, In addition, four people in vehicles ...

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, and 4 of the 5 crew members, per FAA.

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, and 4 of the 5 crew members, per FAA.