14th Street Bridge Air Florida Flight 90

Air florida flight 90 was a scheduled u s.
14th street bridge air florida flight 90. Domestic passenger flight operated by air florida from washington national airport now ronald reagan washington national airport to fort lauderdale hollywood international airport with an intermediate stopover at tampa international airport on january 13 1982 the boeing 737 222 registered as n62af crashed into the 14th street bridge over the. Twenty one years ago tomorrow air florida flight 90 clipped the 14th street bridge and plunged into the icy waters of washinton s potomac river. The rochambeau bridge was later renamed the arland d. She was the lone crew member to survive.
Flight 90 operated by the now defunct air florida was headed to fort lauderdale hollywood international airport a popular winter weather escape route. Just five people escaped. 13 1982 air florida flight 90 crashed into the potomac river in washington d c. The air florida flight took off from washington national airport in arlington virginia with 74 passengers and 5 crew members on board.
Only five people survived the crash including joe stiley. Memorial bridge after the heroic flight 90 passenger who perished while saving others from the icy waters. Duncan was a flight attendant aboard air florida flight 90 when it hit the 14th street bridge and crashed into the river jan. Here emily yoffe tracks.
On january 13 1982 during an extraordinary period of freezing weather air florida flight 90 took off from nearby washington national airport failed to gain altitude and crashed into the 14th street bridge where it hit six cars and a truck on the bridge killing four motorists. 14th street bridge complex i 395 and us 1 article for detailed information about the bridge complex.