Don Usher was the pilot of U.S. Park Police helicopter Eagle 1 rescuing people from the Potomac River after Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14 th Street Bridge back on a snowy, icy day in 1982.

This time it was Air Florida flight 90, a Boeing 737 that took off on an icy day and hit the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River. Four motorists on the bridge were killed as well.

Reagan’s speech came just weeks after Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into Washington’s 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River shortly after taking off in an accident that killed 78 people.

A notable example of which is Air Florida Flight 90, which crashed into the Potomac River shortly after takeoff from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport due to its flight surfaces not being ...

Nearing three weeks since an American Airlines flight collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, those incredibly difficult recovery efforts to bring the bodies of ...

A notable example of which is Air Florida Flight 90, which crashed into the Potomac River shortly after takeoff from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport due to its flight surfaces not being ...

The family of a victim from last month’s midair collision near Washington, D.C., has filed claims against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Army, seeking $250 million in damages ...

SpaceX's eighth Starship test flight ended in failure after the rocket lost engines and control before exploding off Florida’s coast. Engineers are investigating the cause while the Super Heavy ...

SpaceX's eighth Starship test flight ended in failure after the rocket lost engines and control before exploding off Florida’s coast ... 480,000 feet, or 90 miles above earth.