Forty-three years ago, the D.C. region was rocked by an air disaster that claimed 78 lives. On a snowy January afternoon, Air ...

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

Air Florida Flight 90 was scheduled to depart from Washington ... That's nearly 50 miles from the crash site. Near Washington, D.C., where the crash occurred, the river is usually 10–20 feet ...

The devastating Air Florida Flight 90 crash on Jan. 13, 1982 and subsequent rescue efforts in the ice-covered Potomac River ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Amid the chaos of a January snowstorm, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the icy Potomac moments after take-off. Panzer and his sound operator George Patterson were nearby and rushed to the scene.

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

This incident marks a tragic event in the same vicinity where, in 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the river under similar circumstances. On January 13, 1982, nearly 43 years ago today ...