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.

Several federal and state investigations have been launched after an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter ...

The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.

At that time, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed on Jan. 13, 1982, immediately following take-off from what was then known Washington National Airport. Unfolding in icy, snowy conditions, the airliner’s ...

Air Florida Flight 90 was scheduled to depart from Washington ... snow and ice on the airfoil surfaces of the aircraft and the captain's failure to abort the takeoff during the early stage also ...

Air Florida Flight 90 was scheduled to take off at 2:30 p.m ... He was cleared for takeoff shortly before 4 p.m. Captain Wheaton decided to use the heat from the engines of the flight ahead ...

No survivors were found in the wreckage overnight. 40 years ago, a Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge and then fell into the Potomac River, killing 70 of the 74 passengers ...

This incident marks a tragic event in the same vicinity where, in 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the river under similar circumstances. On January 13, 1982, nearly 43 years ago today ...