Potomac River, Air Florida Flight 90

Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge above the Potomac River just moments after taking off from National Airport on Jan. 13, 1982.
At that time, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed on Jan. 13, 1982, immediately following take-off from what was then known Washington National Airport. Unfolding in icy, snowy conditions, the ...
Read full article: ‘Risking lives to save others’: Pilot recalls 1982 rescue of Air Florida Flight 90 Donald Usher, a former helicopter pilot who helped rescue survivors from the 1982 Air ...