At 4:01 pm EST, it crashed into the 14th Street Bridge across the Potomac River, 0.75 nmi (0.9 mi; 1.4 km) from the end of the runway. The plane hit six cars and a truck on the bridge, and tore away 97 feet (30 m) of the bridge's rail and 41 feet (12 m) of the bridge's wall.

Jan 30, 2025 · Washington, DC. 1-14-1982 On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into Washington, DC's 14th Street Bridge and fell into the Potomac River shortly after taking off.

Jan 30, 2025 · 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.

Feb 3, 2025 · But while the Air Florida crash saw a few occupants survive, the same is not true about the recent incident, which has resulted in the loss of lives of everyone involved in the crash. ... The tragedy unfolded in full view of people witnessing the struggles of those submerged in the Potomac River. One of the bystanders, Lenny Skutnik, risked his ...

Jan 30, 2025 · WASHINGTON – A dramatic plane crash in frigid temperatures. And a search and rescue that saved lives on the same partially frozen Potomac River. Almost 43 years ago to the day, tragedy struck ...

Jan 13, 2025 · Federal investigators examine the tail section of the Air Florida jetliner that crashed in the Potomac River on Monday, January 13 in a hangar at National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 25, 1982 to try an determine the cause of the accident.

Jan 12, 2024 · It's been 42 years since Air Florida Flight 90 struck the 14th Street Bridge before plunging into the icy Potomac River. But the daring helicopter rescue and...

Jan 13, 2019 · Moments after takeoff, the plane with 74 passengers and five crew members failed to maintain altitude and slammed into the bridge, striking seven occupied vehicles and plummeting into the Potomac.

Four passengers and one crewmember survived the crash. When the aircraft hit the bridge, it struck seven occupied vehicles and then tore away a section of the bridge railing. Four persons in the vehicles were killed; four were injured.

Mar 7, 2023 · At approximately 1601, Air Florida Flight 90 struck the northbound span of the heavily congested 14th Street Bridge, which connects the District of Columbia with Arlington County, Virginia, and plunged into the ice-covered Potomac River.