Hero who saved survivors of 1982 Air Florida crash had been a Boca Raton bank president
Arland Williams' fiancee said he didn't know how to swim and was terrified of the water but he kept a cool head and helped ...
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Air Florida Flight 90: 43 years ago, another airline crash in the Potomac. What to know.
The aircraft was a Boeing 737-200, registered as N62AF. It was built in 1969 and previously flown by United Airlines before being sold to Air Florida in 1980. It was powered by two Pratt & Whitney ...
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Remembering Air Florida Flight 90: Fort Lauderdale-bound jet that crashed in DC
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 ...
DC plane clash: How Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the Potomac in 1982
The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.
An Air Florida jet crashed into the Potomac in 1982. A look at the tragedy and airline
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 ...
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The D.C. plane crash echoes another 43-year-old tragedy
On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 with 74 passengers and a crew of five onboard, took off from what was then called Washington National Airport and clipped the 14th Street ...
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Helicopter, jet collision recalls 1982 Air Florida disaster that left 78 dead
The collision recalled the crash of an Air Florida flight that plummeted into ... According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a Boeing Model 737-200 series airplane, crashed shortly after ...
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DC plane crash isn’t first along Potomac River. How 1982 collision reshaped US flight
Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737-222, had a delayed takeoff to Tampa, Florida, due to icing conditions and a crowded runway at the Arlington, Virginia, airport, according to Arlington Historical.
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Collision recalls 1982 Air Florida crash into the 14th Street Bridge
The midair collision Wednesday night between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter is the most severe air travel ... times. The Boeing 737 took off but only ...
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Air Florida Flight 90: 43 years ago, another airline crash in the Potomac. What to know.
The aircraft was a Boeing 737-200, registered as N62AF. It was built in 1969 and previously flown by United Airlines before being sold to Air Florida in 1980. It was powered by two Pratt & Whitney ...
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DC plane clash: How Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the Potomac in 1982
This incident marks a tragic event in the same vicinity where, in 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed ... and four crew members aboard the Boeing 737 perished in the crash. Miraculously, five ...