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How the Last Major Plane Crash Over Washington Unfolded
Flight 90 did manage to slip the bonds of gravity, albeit for just 30 seconds—gaining a maximum altitude of just 352 feet and ...
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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.
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Plane Crash Survivor Narrates Narrow Escape from Death: "All My Fingers Got Broken"
A plane crash survivor recounted a narrow escape from death. Recently, fears surrounded flying amid one of the deadliest US ...
The Last Time A Plane Crashed Into The Potomac River Was 43 Years Ago
According to the FAA report, “At 1559, Flight 90 was cleared to "taxi into position and hold" and to "be ready for an ...
I ran a mile through the snow to the Potomac. There was a plane down
The American Airlines jet crash in Washington, DC, had haunting echoes of a fatal Air Florida crash in the Potomac in January 1982 ...
Air Florida Flight 90: 43 years ago, another airline crash in the Potomac. What to know.
The 1982 crash happened moments after takeoff in icy conditions in roughly the same place as Wednesday's collision between a jet and Army helicopter.
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43 years ago, another D.C. plane crash and dramatic rescue on the Potomac River
Almost 43 years ago to the day, tragedy struck when a commercial jet − Air Florida Flight 90 − plunged into icy ... five crew members aboard the Boeing 737 also were killed on Jan. 13, 1982 ...
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Washington DC Plane Crash: American Airlines accident reminiscent of 43-year-old similar disaster which killed 78 people
According to the FAA, on January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing Model 737-200 series airplane, crashed shortly after takeoff from Washington National Airport, Washington, DC.