The 1982 crash happened moments after takeoff in icy conditions in roughly the same place as Wednesday's collision between a jet and Army helicopter.

Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge above the Potomac River just moments after taking off from National Airport on Jan. 13, 1982.

Several federal and state investigations have been launched after an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter ...

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 ... the flight ahead of him to melt the ice. The plane’s engines heated the ...

Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River. 78 passengers, cabin crew members and ...

The deadly crash in the Potomac after an American Eagle jet collided with a military helicopter has stirred memories of a long-ago tragedy in Washington, D.C. An Air Florida flight taking off en route ...

The midair collision over the Potomac River on Wednesday brings back chilling memories of another tragedy in the same waters more than four decades ago—when Air Florida Flight 90, bound for Fort ...

The crash and rescue on the icy river connecting Washington, DC and Virginia had similarities to this one. Five of the 79 ...

A midair collision over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport recalls the 1982 Air Florida Flight 90 disaster.

The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.