At least 28 bodies have been recovered from the icy waters. The crash brings back chilling memories of another tragedy in the same river. On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, bound for Fort ...

This incident marks a tragic event in the same vicinity where, in 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the river under similar circumstances. On January 13, 1982, nearly 43 years ago today ...

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 airliner ...

Just seconds after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90 slammed into a frozen river in one of the most shocking air disasters in U.S. history. What caused this tragic crash?

National Airport was closed, but reopened at noon. Air Florida Flight 90 was scheduled to take off at 2:30 p.m. The plane was late and was de-iced shortly after 3 p.m. Moderate to heavy snow was ...

Donald Usher, a former helicopter park police pilot who helped rescue survivors from the 1982 Air Florida Flight 90 crash in the Potomac River, reflects on the emotional toll of that rescue as ...

No survivors were found in the wreckage overnight. 40 years ago, a Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge and then fell into the Potomac River, killing 70 of the 74 passengers ...