An American Airlines flight crashed into the Potomac River Wednesday night after colliding with a military helicopter, drawing immediate parallels to the crash more than 40 years ago of Air ...

At that time, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed on Jan ... through the ice into the Potomac. It was carrying 74 passengers and five crew members. Of that total, only four passengers and one crew member ...

WASHINGTON – A dramatic plane crash in frigid ... frozen Potomac River. Almost 43 years ago to the day, tragedy struck when a commercial jet − Air Florida Flight 90 − plunged into icy ...

An American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided on Jan. 29 as the plane prepared to land at Washington, ...

In 1984, NBC aired the made-for-TV film Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac, and the tragedy inspired author Warren Adler to write his novel Random Hearts. Off screens and pages, the story has also ...

Lawmakers on a House subcommittee are demanding a briefing on the incident and what steps the Pentagon is taking to prevent another deadly collision.

About 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) downriver from the crash site, Dean Naujoks, who patrols the Potomac for the Waterkeeper Alliance, finds pages from the flight manual, a piece of the plane's cabin ...

At the time of the Flight 90 disaster, Stiley was working for General ... Stiley said he lost consciousness when the plane made impact with the Potomac but awoke when he felt water entering ...

There they floated. Scared. Traumatized. Six people had just survived the crash of Air Florida Flight 90 into a bridge over ...

plane crash into the Potomac River has drawn parallels to another tragic accident in Washington D.C. On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 struck a bridge connecting Washington D.C. and ...

WASHINGTON — Crews are working to find any survivors after an American Airlines flight ... The crash was reported around 9 p.m. when gusts may have been stronger. The Potomac River is running ...