1 day ago · On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 727-200 series, departed from Reagan Washington National Airport in D.C. en route to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with a …

17 hours ago · Here’s what you need to know about the Air Florida crash, the most recent severe air travel accident in Washington, D.C., before Wednesday’s American Airlines accident in …

1 day ago · Washington, DC. 1-14-1982 On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into Washington, DC's 14th Street Bridge and fell into the Potomac River shortly after taking off. A …

Air Florida Flight 90 was a scheduled U.S. domestic passenger flight operated by Air Florida from Washington National Airport (now Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) to Fort …

Air Florida was an American low-cost carrier that operated under its own brand from 1972 [3] to 1984. During the period from 1972 to 1978 Air Florida was an intrastate airline. Until a high …

1 day ago · On January 13, 1982, nearly 43 years ago today, a catastrophic crash involving Air Florida Flight 90 claimed the lives of 74 people and 4 motorists, leaving an indelible mark on …

2 days ago · The devastating Air Florida Flight 90 crash on Jan. 13, 1982 and subsequent rescue efforts in the ice-covered Potomac River transfixed Washington and the nation Updated …

2 days ago · That plane, enroute from what was then Washington National Airport to south Florida, struck the 14th Street Bridge just a few miles from the White House, crushing multiple …

1 day ago · Air Florida was based at Miami airport from early 1970s to the ‘80s. A plane crashed into the Potomac in Washington, DC, in 1982. See photos and story of tragedy.

A storm Jan. 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.