Air Florida Flight 90: 43 years ago, another airline crash in the Potomac. What to know.
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.
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Air Florida Flight 90: 43 years ago, another airline crash in the Potomac. What to know.
Air Florida Flight 90 was scheduled to depart from Washington ... It was built in 1969 and previously flown by United Airlines before being sold to Air Florida in 1980. It was powered by two ...