43 Years Ago, a Plane Crash on the Potomac Left 78 People Dead
A Boeing 737 crashed into a bridge over the river on Jan. 13, 1982, just after taking off from Washington National Airport in a snowstorm.
Crews lift first pieces of wreckage from Potomac River near DC after plane crash
For the latest news, view our story for Tuesday, Feb. 4. WASHINGTON – Salvage crews on Monday began removing wreckage from the Potomac River after the collision of an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.
DC plane crash recalls similar event in 1982
The news of an American Airlines jet and Black Hawk helicopter colliding on Wednesday recalls a similar tragedy that happened 43 years ago.
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.
43 years ago, another D.C. plane crash and dramatic rescue on the Potomac River
The crash and rescue on the icy river connecting Washington, DC and Virginia had similarities to this one. Five of the 79 aboard the flight survived.
DC plane crash updates: 55 victims recovered and positively identified
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night,
All major wreckage from DC plane crash removed from Potomac River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says crews have successfully taken all major pieces of wreckage from the D.C. plane crash out of the Potomac River. The announcement came Thursday evening, just a day after the remains of all 67 victims killed in the midair collision were recovered and positively identified,
Helicopter wreckage recovered from river following tragic DC plane crash
The wreckage of a helicopter has been pulled from the Potomac River a week after it crashed into a passenger plane. The bodies of the 67 victims have also been recovered. The wreckage is being examined to determine the cause of the crash.
Wreckage of Army helicopter pulled from Potomac River after DCA crash
Salvage crews worked on the Potomac River on Thursday and could be seen pulling out pieces of the Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed with a plane
Black Hawk helicopter pulled out of DC river week after fatal crash
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Search teams scour Black Hawk helicopter wreckage after Potomac River mid-air collision with plane
Search teams scoured the Black Hawk helicopter wreckage after the Potomac River mid-air collision with a plane. A group of investigators conducted an inspection in the frigid waters where the military chopper crashed into a plane before plunging into the Potomac River.
Collision recalls 1982 Air Florida crash into the 14th Street Bridge
The devastating Air Florida Flight 90 crash on Jan. 13, 1982 and subsequent rescue efforts in the ice-covered Potomac River ...
American Airlines Plane Crash Follows Strikingly Similar Tragedy on Potomac 43 Years Ago. Only 5 Survived the 1982 Disaster
Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River. 78 passengers, cabin crew members and ...
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Plane collides with helicopter, crashes into DC river; bodies reportedly recovered
"Both the helicopter and the plane crashed in the river," a ... 1982, 74 people were killed when Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge connecting Arlington, Virginia ...
Plane crash: NTSB says Army helicopter flying at 300 feet at time of collision
The National Transportation Safety Administration says the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines ...
A history of commercial plane crashes and what we learned from them
Collisions like the one between an American Airlines plane and a helicopter over the Potomac River in D.C. this week have led ...
Reagan National Airport Had Fatal Plane Crash in 1982
Wednesday’s incident occurred more than 40 years after the Air Florida crash in 1982, when a passenger plane weighed down by ...