Donald Usher knows the race to rescue well. In January 1982, Usher was piloting a park police helicopter on a frigid day when Air Florida Flight 90, bound for Fort Lauderdale, crashed into the ...

Seconds after takeoff from Washington DC, the pilots of a 737 struggle desperately ... This is the story of Air Florida flight 90. Shouted questions at Trump have consequences: New actions by ...

Air Florida Flight 90 was scheduled to depart from Washington ... In case you missed it: Ormond Beach man was pilot in American Airlines plane crash, reports show A passenger, Arland D.

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 ...

This incident marks a tragic event in the same vicinity where, in 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the river ... them from critical tasks. As the pilots tried to maneuver the plane around ...

Air Florida Flight 90 was scheduled to take off at 2:30 p.m ... AFF 90 had trouble being towed away from the gate. The pilot decided to use his reverse thrusters to get away from the gate.

a former commercial airline pilot, told Fox Weather in 2022. Air Florida Flight 90 was initially deiced, but because the flight was delayed, more frozen precipitation accumulated on the plane ...

Air Florida Flight 90 was scheduled to depart from Washington ... found that ice also covered critical engine probes, giving the pilots a false reading of the thrust needed for takeoff.

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 ...