The Wednesday, Jan. 29, 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 ...

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.

Air Florida Crash Potomac River Chester Panzer Photojournalist Airline disasters NTSB Survivors WASHINGTON (7News) — Reporter's Notebook: Forty-three years ago, the D.C. region was rocked by an ...

The Potomac River's depth varies by location, but the average depth is 24 feet, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. ... As a result of the Air Florida crash findings, ...

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 aired January 14, 1982.

WASHINGTON (WDVM) — On Jan. 13, 40 years ago, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed in the 14th Street Bridge and plunged into the Potomac River shortly after take-off killing 78 people, according to ...

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 collision recalled the crash of an Air Florida flight that plummeted into the Potomac River on January 13, 1982, that killed 78 people. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a ...

Just seconds after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90 slammed into a frozen river in one of the most shocking air disasters in ...