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, 1982, just after taking off from Washington National Airport in ...
American Air collision: A history of deadly plane crashes in Dallas-Fort Worth
The last major collision of a commercial U.S. airline dates back to 2009, when a Colgan Air incident left 50 dead near ...
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 ...
An Air Florida jet crashed into the Potomac in 1982. A look at the tragedy and airline
The deadly crash in the Potomac after an American Eagle jet collided with a military helicopter has stirred memories of a long-ago tragedy in Washington, D.C. An Air Florida flight taking off en route ...
43 years ago, another D.C. plane crash and dramatic rescue on the Potomac River
The crash and rescue on the icy river connecting Washington, DC and Virginia had similarities to this one. Five of the 79 ...
Teenage Figure Skater Killed in DC Plane Crash Shared Haunting Instagram Post Aboard Plane
A teenage figure skater who was killed when a helicopter crashed into American Airlines flight 5342 on Wednesday shared a now ...
'Woah that was close': Near-miss warning signs ahead of DC plane crash
Mr Slack's experience of a near-miss is not an isolated incident. Just 24 hours before the deadly collision, a military ...
Russia in mourning after American Airlines plane crash with the deaths of these two world champion skaters
Several figures skaters, both from Russia and the United States, are reported to have been on the plane that collided with a ...
Plane crashes in sports have devastated pro teams and college programs, including Iowa State cross country
It was Nov. 25, 1985, when a twin-engine plane carrying members of the Iowa State University women’s cross-country team crashed in a residential Des Moines neighborhood, killing all seven people on ...
Opinion
Column: For the figure skating community, plane crash has an unimaginable link to past tragedy
The figure skaters who died in Wednesday’s plane crash are mourned not just because they were young and talented but because, to anyone associated with the sport, they are part of the family.