David Hume Kennerly/Getty; Mark Reinstein/Getty On Jan. 13, 1982, an Air Florida flight leaving ... upon take off and plummeted into the icy Potomac River, killing 78 passengers, crew members ...

D.C. An Air Florida flight taking off en route to Fort Lauderdale crashed into a bridge and tumbled into the icy Potomac in January 1982. Air Florida started out as a commuter company, expanded to ...

On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 catastrophically ... Street Bridge were killed by the Boeing 737-222 that crashed into the Potomac. Only five people — four passengers and one flight ...

(Original Caption) Washington, DC, Potomac River. Fuselage of plane from crash on Air Florida's flight 90. On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 727-200 series, departed from Reagan ...

On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge in downtown Washington, D.C., and plunged into the icy waters of the Potomac. Crowds gather along the frozen banks near ...

At that time, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed on Jan. 13, 1982, immediately following take ... and resulting rescue efforts in the ice-covered Potomac River captured the attention of Washington ...

The pictures out of the DC crash are bringing back memories of the coverage of the Air Florida crash in the Potomac in 1982. I hope there are more survivors than that one had.

The midair collision Wednesday night between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter is the most severe air travel accident in Washington since a passenger jet ...

A Look Back at the Deadly 1982 Potomac River Crash Posted: January 31, 2025 | Last updated: March 8, 2025 The American Airlines plane and helicopter collision is sparking memories of the deadly ...

plane crash into the Potomac River has drawn parallels to another tragic accident in Washington D.C. On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 struck a bridge connecting Washington D.C. and ...

This incident marks a tragic event in the same vicinity where, in 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 ... plummet into the icy waters of the Potomac River. The crash crushed multiple vehicles on the ...