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 ...
The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.
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 ...