At that time, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed on Jan. 13 ... Williams, Jr., assisted in the rescue of the survivors, but drowned before he could be rescued. Four motorists on the bridge were ...

At that time, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed on Jan. 13, 1982, immediately following take-off from what was then known Washington National Airport. Unfolding in icy, snowy conditions, the airliner’s ...

“And here comes the fire wagons and the helicopter,” Huff recalled. “It was Florida Flight 90.” Huff said he watched a woman get rescued by a helicopter and then, out of the corner of his ...

Collisions like the one between an American Airlines plane and a helicopter over the Potomac River in D.C. this week have led ...

No survivors found from crash D.C. Fire and ... D.C. On Jan. 13, 1982. Air Florida Flight 90 struck a bridge connecting Washington, D.C. and Arlington, Virginia, during its ascent from Ronald ...

Almost every seat in the city hall council chamber ... D.C. On Jan. 13, 1982. Air Florida Flight 90 struck a bridge connecting Washington, D.C. and Arlington, Virginia, during its ascent from ...

The 78 fatalities included passengers, cabin crew members and motorists impacted when Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the river Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture ...

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 ...

In January 1982, Usher was piloting a park police helicopter on a frigid day when Air Florida Flight 90, bound for Fort ... the time searching for any other survivors,” Usher said.