Air disaster

Air Florida Flight 90

13 Jan 1982 · 38.87° N, 77.04° W

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When
13 Jan 1982
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
38.87° N, 77.04° W
Description
flight that crashed in 1982 near Washington (D.C.) National Airport
Deaths
82
Injured
5
Cause
pilot error, icing conditions

Air Florida Flight 90

1982 aircraft accident in Washington, D.C.

Air Florida Flight 90 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated from Washington National Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, with an intermediate stopover at Tampa International Airport, that crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River just after takeoff from Washington National Airport on January 13, 1982.

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