Air Florida’s Flight 90 stayed airborne for just 90 seconds before crashing into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, DC.

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 ...

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.

The crash near Reagan National Airport has renewed questions about the airport's flight load, considering its small size, among other issues.

According to the FAA, on January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing Model 737-200 series airplane, crashed shortly after takeoff from Washington National Airport, Washington, DC.

The 78 fatalities included passengers, cabin crew members and motorists impacted when Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the ...

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 ...

A catastrophic midair collision between a regional passenger jet and a military Blackhawk helicopter over the Potomac River has reignited memories of the tragic Air Florida Flight 90 crash more ...

Story continues below this ad The midair collision is reminiscent of the tragic crash of Air Florida Flight 90, which plunged into the icy Potomac River on January 13, 1982, after striking the 14th ...

In 1982 an Air Florida flight crashed into the Potomac and killed 78. Here are some of the deadliest commercial plane crashes in the U.S. since the Air Florida disaster according to reports from ...