An Air Florida jetliner plunged into the Potomac River last Jan. 13 because an inexperienced crew ignored safety procedures and failed to abort a perilous takeoff or take emergency action that ...

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, and 4 of the 5 crew members, per FAA. Several ...

On a snowy January afternoon, Air Florida Flight 90 slammed into the 14th Street Bridge soon after takeoff from National Airport, plunging into the icy Potomac River. One television news crew from ...

The collision recalled the crash of an Air Florida flight that plummeted into the Potomac River on January 13, 1982, that killed 78 people. According to the Federal Aviation Administration ...