Hero who saved survivors of 1982 Air Florida crash had been a Boca Raton bank president
Arland Williams' fiancee said he didn't know how to swim and was terrified of the water but he kept a cool head and helped ...
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 ...
The National Interest1d
The Black Hawk Collision Wasn’t Washington’s First Major Airplane Crash
Air Florida’s Flight 90 stayed airborne for just 90 seconds before crashing into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, DC.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal11d
Air Florida Flight 90: 43 years ago, another airline crash in the Potomac. What to know.
After takeoff, the Boeing 737 only reached an altitude of 350 feet before stalling ... crew's limited experience operating in winter conditions. As a result of the Air Florida crash findings, airlines ...
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 ...
How five people survived after a plane crashed into the Potomac River 42 years ago
The aviation disaster near Washington DC has brought up memories of another crash into the Potomac River 43 years ago – the ...
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Helicopter, jet collision recalls 1982 Air Florida disaster that left 78 dead
The collision recalled the crash of an Air Florida flight that plummeted into the Potomac River on January 13, 1982, that ...
Des Moines Register13d
DC plane clash: How Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the Potomac in 1982
This incident marks a tragic event in the same vicinity where, in 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the ... Seventy ...
The Washington Post13d
Collision recalls 1982 Air Florida crash into the 14th Street Bridge
The Boeing 737 took off but only reached an altitude ... procedures — helped to dramatically improve safety. The Air Florida crash was one of two major transportation tragedies that day in ...
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 ...
WOFL12d
From the archives: Florida-bound plane crashes in DC
Back in 1982, 74 people were killed when an Air Florida 737 crashed into the icy Potomac River in Washington DC. Here's how WTTG-TV's coverage looked at the time. Originally air 14, 1982.
Detroit Free Press13d
DC plane clash: How Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the Potomac in 1982
This incident marks a tragic event in the same vicinity where, in 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed ... crew members aboard the Boeing 737 perished in the crash. Miraculously, five survivors ...