In 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River. 78 passengers, ... Pieces of the plane being retrieved from the Potomac River after the 1982 crash.

For D.C. residents, the crash brought up immediate and painful memories of the catastrophic crash of Air Florida Flight 90, which crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River just ...

Mark Reinstein/Getty. Air Florida Flight 90 as it was lifted via crane out of the Potomac River in Washington D.C. on Jan. 20, 1982.

This week’s tragic crash of American Airlines Flight 5342, which went down in a midair collision with a military helicopter about 400 feet above the Potomac River near Reagan Washington National ...

The crash and rescue on the icy river connecting Washington, DC and Virginia had similarities to this one. Five of the 79 aboard the flight survived.

The crash of Air Florida Flight 90, Jan. 13, 1982. The backstory: On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 727-200 series, departed from Reagan Washington National Airport in D.C. en ...

This week’s tragic crash of American Airlines Flight 5342, which went down in a midair collision with a military helicopter about 400 feet above the Potomac River near Reagan Washington National ...

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On January 13, 1982, nearly 43 years ago today, a catastrophic crash involving Air Florida Flight 90 claimed the lives of 74 people and 4 motorists, leaving an indelible mark on history.