A history of commercial plane crashes and what we learned from them
Collisions like the one between an American Airlines plane and a helicopter over the Potomac River in D.C. this week have led ...
American Airlines Plane Crash Follows Strikingly Similar Tragedy on Potomac 43 Years Ago. Only 5 Survived the 1982 Disaster
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 ...
DC plane clash: How Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the Potomac in 1982
The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.
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How five people survived after a plane crashed into the Potomac River 42 years ago
Follow the latest updates on the Washington plane crash on Metro’s live ... The Boeing 737-200 plane plunged into the river after hitting the 14th Street Bridge near the Pentagon, killing ...
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43 Years Ago, a Plane Crash on the Potomac Left 78 People Dead
A Boeing 737 crashed into a bridge over the river on Jan. 13 ... leaving 78 people dead. The plane, Air Florida Flight 90, hit several cars before splitting into pieces that fell into the ...
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Collision recalls 1982 Air Florida crash into the 14th Street Bridge
It crashed into the bridge at 4:01 p.m., just 30 seconds after takeoff. Seventy passengers and four crew members on the plane perished. The crash also took the lives of four people in cars ...
1 Day Before American Airlines Plane Crash, Another Jet Had to Abort First Landing at D.C. Airport: Report
One day before the midair crash in Washington, D.C., another collision was reportedly avoided near Reagan National Airport.
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43 years ago, another D.C. plane crash and dramatic rescue on the Potomac River
WASHINGTON – A dramatic plane crash in frigid ... struck the massive bridge connecting Arlington with the District, congested with traffic at the time, and then catapulted into the water.
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Passenger plane crashes into Potomac after mid-air collision with military helicopter
"Learning that a plane inbound from Kansas was involved in a crash at DCA ... Air Florida Flight 90 struck the 14th Street Bridge and went into the Potomac River. Seventy-four of the 79 ...