There they floated. Scared. Traumatized. Six people had just survived the crash of Air Florida Flight 90 into a bridge over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., in January 1982. They hung on to the ...

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 aviation disaster near Washington DC has brought up memories of another crash into the Potomac River 43 years ago – the Air Florida Flight 90 ... on January 13, 1982. The Boeing 737-200 ...

has revived memories of another deadly January crash more than 40 years ago in nearly the same spot. At that time, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed on Jan. 13, 1982, immediately following take-off from ...

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 ...

The U.S. hasn’t seen a commercial airline disaster ... Wednesday’s crash in the ice-cold Potomac River is reminiscent of the Jan. 13, 1982, crash of Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 taking ...

On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight ... conditions. The crash has been depicted in various forms of media over the years, both in documentary format and as dramatized events. In 1984, NBC aired the ...