Tonight’s midair airplane crash and subsequent search of the Potomac River comes 43 years after an identical tragedy when a airplane crashed right into a bridge and plunged into the river throughout winter.
On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 struck the 14th Avenue Bridge earlier than crashing into the Potomac River. Of the 79 passengers and crew members on board, 74 died. 4 people in autos on the bridge additionally misplaced their lives.
The crash occurred shortly after takeoff from what was then Washington Nationwide Airport, now referred to as Washington Reagan Nationwide Airport. The Boeing 737-200 stalled, struck the bridge, and fell into the icy river beneath.
The NTSB decided that the possible explanation for the crash was the flight crew’s failure to make use of engine anti-ice throughout floor operations, and that the captain may have aborted the takeoff after noticing irregular engine instrument readings.
The Air Florida crash, the FAA notes, “was a serious catalyst for vital advances within the security of winter climate operations.”
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