Air Florida Flight 90 Bridge

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.
Air florida flight 90 bridge. 5 2002 it s been more than 20 years since air florida flight 90 took off from national airport and crashed onto a bridge in downtown washington then plunged into the icy waters of the. 13 1982 air florida flight 90 crashed into the potomac river in washington d c. Air florida flight 90 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. The crash caused by bad weather took.
13 1982 led to one of the most haunting tragedies in washington d c history. The crash of air florida flight 90 which killed 78. The snowstorm of january 13 1982 will always be remembered for the terrible crash of air florida flight 90. On january 13 1982 air florida flight 90 took off from washington national airport failed to gain altitude and crashed into the 14th street bridge.
Viewer discretion advised air florida flight 90 was an air florida flight of a boeing 737 airliner that crashed into the 14th street bridge across the potoma. One of the passengers arland dean williams jr was aboard that flight and helped rescue 5 other passengers before he drowned. Air florida flight 90 main article. Air florida flight 90 was a scheduled u s.
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